《哈利波特2》｜单词注释｜Chapter 10｜2

‘Harry Potter came back to school,’ he whispered miserably. ‘Dobby warned and warned Harry Potter. Ah sir, why didn’t you 

heed

 Dobby? Why didn’t Harry Potter go back home when he missed the train?’

heed /hiːd/ vt. 听从(劝告或警告)

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Harry heaved himself up on his pillows and pushed Dobby’s 

sponge

 away.

sponge /spʌndʒ/ n. 海绵

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‘What’re you doing here?’ he said. ‘And how did you know I missed the train?’

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Dobby’s lip trembled and Harry was 

seized

 by a sudden 

suspicion

.

seize /siːz/ vt. & vi. <正式>意识到

suspicion /səˈspɪʃn/ n. 怀疑

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‘It was you!’ he said slowly. ‘You stopped the 

barrier

 letting us through!’

barrier /ˈbæriə(r)/ n. 屏障

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‘

Indeed

 yes, sir,’ said Dobby, nodding his head 

vigorously

, ears 

flapping

.

indeed /ɪnˈdiːd/ adv. 的确

vigorously /ˈvɪ gərəslɪ/ adv. 活泼地

flap /flæp/ v. 摆动

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‘Dobby hid and 

watched for

 Harry Potter and sealed the 

gateway

 and Dobby had to 

iron

 his hands afterwards –’ he showed Harry ten, long, 

bandaged

 fingers,

watch for v. 等待

gateway /'geɪtweɪ/ n. （通往更广阔地方的）通道

iron /ˈaɪən/ vt. & vi. 熨

bandage /ˈbændɪdʒ/ vt. 用绷带包扎

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‘– but Dobby didn’t care, sir, for he thought Harry Potter was safe, and never did Dobby 

dream

 that Harry Potter would get to school another way!’

dream /driːm/ vt. 料到

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He was 

rocking

backwards and forwards

, 

shaking

 his ugly head.

rock /rɒk/ vt. & vi. (使)来回摆动

backwards and forwards 来回地

shake /ʃeɪk/ vt. 摇动

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‘Dobby was so shocked when he heard Harry Potter was back at Hogwarts, he let his master’s dinner 

burn

! Such a 

flogging

 Dobby never had, sir …’

burn /bɜːn/ v. 烧糊

flog /flɒg/ vt. 鞭打

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Harry 

slumped

 back onto his 

pillows

.

slump /slʌmp/ vi. 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

pillow /ˈpɪləʊ/ n. 枕头

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‘You nearly got Ron and me expelled,’ he said 

fiercely

. ‘You’d better 

clear off

 before my bones come back, Dobby, or I might 

strangle

 you.’

fiercely /'fiəsli/ adv. 狂怒地

clear off 走开

strangle /ˈstræŋɡl/ vt. 掐死

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Dobby smiled 

weakly

.

weakly /'wiːklɪ/ adv. 冷淡地

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‘Dobby is used to death 

threats

, sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home.’

threat /θret/ n. 威胁

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He 

blew

 his nose on a corner of the 

filthy

pillowcase

 he wore, 

blow /bləʊ/ 擤（鼻子）

filthy /'fɪlθɪ/ adj. 肮脏的

pillowcase /'pɪləʊkeɪs/ n. 枕套

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looking so 

pathetic

 that Harry felt his anger 

ebb

 away 

in spite of himself

.

pathetic /pəˈθetɪk/ adj. 可怜的

ebb /eb/ vi. 衰退

in spite of oneself 不由自主地

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‘Why d’you wear that thing, Dobby?’ he asked curiously.

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‘This, sir?’ said Dobby, 

plucking

 at the pillowcase.

pluck /plʌk/ vi. 扯

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‘’Tis a mark of the house-elf’s 

enslavement

, sir. Dobby can only be freed if his masters present him with clothes, sir.

enslavement /ɪn'slevmənt/ n. 被奴役的状态

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The family is careful not to pass Dobby even a sock, sir, for then he would be free to leave their house for ever.’

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Dobby mopped his 

bulging

 eyes and said suddenly, ‘Harry Potter must go home! Dobby thought his Bludger would be enough to make –’

bulge /bʌldʒ/ vi. 鼓起

221

‘Your Bludger?’ said Harry, anger rising once more. ‘What d’you mean, your Bludger? You made that Bludger try and kill me?’

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‘Not kill you, sir, never kill you!’ said Dobby, 

shocked

.

shock /ʃɒk/ vi. 感到震惊

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‘Dobby wants to save Harry Potter’s life! Better sent home, 

grievously

injured

, than 

remain

 here, sir! Dobby only wanted Harry Potter hurt enough to be sent home!’

grievously /'gri:vəsli/ adv. 极其痛苦地

injured /ˈɪndʒəd/ adj. 受伤的

remain /rɪ'meɪn/ vi. 留下

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‘Oh, is that all?’ said Harry angrily. ‘I don’t suppose you’re going to tell me why you wanted me sent home in 

pieces

?’

piece /piːs/ n. 碎片

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‘Ah, 

if

 Harry Potter only knew!’ Dobby groaned, more tears dripping onto his ragged pillowcase.

if /ɪf/ conj. 要是......多好

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‘If he knew what he means to us, to the 

lowly

, the 

enslaved

, us 

dregs

 of the magical world!

lowly /'ləʊlɪ/ adj. 卑贱的

enslave /ɪn'sleɪv/ vt. ①使成为奴隶

dregs /dregz/ n. 渣滓

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Dobby remembers how it was when He Who Must Not Be Named was at the 

height

 of his powers, sir! We house-elves were treated like 

vermin

, sir! Of course, Dobby is still treated like that, sir,’

height /haɪt/ n. 极佳状况

vermin /'vɜːmɪn/ n. 害虫

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he admitted, drying his face on the pillowcase.

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‘But mostly, sir, life has improved for my 

kind

 since you 

triumphed over

 He Who Must Not Be Named.

kind /kaɪnd/ n. 同类的人

triumph over 击败

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Harry Potter survived, and the Dark Lord’s power was broken, and it was a new 

dawn

, sir, and Harry Potter shone like a 

beacon

 of hope for those of us who thought the dark days would never end, sir …

dawn /dɔːn/ n. 开端

beacon /ˈbiːkən/ n. 灯塔

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And now, at Hogwarts, terrible things are to happen, are perhaps happening already,

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and Dobby cannot let Harry Potter stay here now that history is to repeat itself, now that the Chamber of Secrets is open once more –’

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Dobby froze, 

horror-struck

, then grabbed Harry’s 

water jug

 from his bedside table and 

cracked

 it over his own head, 

toppling

 out of sight.

horror-struck /'hɔrəstrʌk/ adj. 惊恐的

water jug n. 水壶

crack /kræk/ v. 猛击

topple /ˈtɒpl/ vi. 摇摇欲坠

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A second later, he crawled back onto the bed, 

cross-eyed

, muttering, ‘Bad Dobby, very bad Dobby …’

cross-eyed /'krɔ:s,aid/ adj. 斜视的

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‘So there is a Chamber of Secrets?’ Harry whispered. ‘And – did you say it’s been opened before? Tell me, Dobby!’

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He seized the elf’s 

bony

 wrist as Dobby’s hand inched towards the water jug. ‘But I’m not Muggle-born – how can I be in danger from the Chamber?’

bony /'bəʊnɪ/ adj. 骨瘦如柴的

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‘Ah, sir, ask no more, ask no more of poor Dobby,’ stammered the elf, his eyes huge in the dark.

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‘Dark 

deeds

 are planned in this place, but Harry Potter must not be here when they happen. Go home, Harry Potter. Go home. Harry Potter must not 

meddle

 in this, sir, ’tis too dangerous –’

deed /diːd/ n. 行动

meddle /ˈmedl/ v. 干涉

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‘Who is it, Dobby?’ Harry said, keeping a 

firm

 hold on Dobby’s wrist to stop him hitting himself with the water jug again. ‘Who’s opened it? Who opened it last time?’

firm /fɜːm/ adj. 牢固的

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‘Dobby can’t, sir, Dobby can’t, Dobby mustn’t tell!’ squealed the elf. ‘Go home, Harry Potter, go home!’

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‘I’m not going anywhere!’ said Harry fiercely. ‘One of my best friends is Muggle-born, she’ll be first in line if the Chamber really has been opened –’

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‘Harry Potter risks his own life for his friends!’ moaned Dobby, in a kind of 

miserable

ecstasy

. ‘So 

noble

! So 

valiant

! But he must save himself, he must, Harry Potter must not –’

miserable /ˈmɪzrəbl/ adj. 痛苦的

ecstasy /ˈekstəsi/ n. 狂喜

noble /ˈnəʊbl/ adj. 高尚的

valiant /ˈvæliənt/ adj. 勇敢的

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Dobby suddenly froze, his bat ears quivering. Harry heard it, too. There were footsteps coming down the passageway outside.

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‘Dobby must go!’ breathed the elf, 

terrified

; there was a loud crack, and Harry’s fist was suddenly clenched on thin air.

terrified /'terɪfaɪd/ adj. 很害怕的

245

He slumped back into bed, his eyes on the dark doorway to the hospital wing as the footsteps drew nearer.

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Next moment, Dumbledore was backing into the 

dormitory

, wearing a long 

woolly

 dressing 

gown

 and a 

nightcap

. 

dormitory /ˈdɔːmətri/ n. 集体宿舍

woolly /ˈwʊli/ adj. 羊毛制的

gown /ɡaʊn/ n. 长袍

nightcap /'naɪtkæp/ n. 睡帽

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He was carrying one end of what looked like a statue.

248

Professor McGonagall appeared a second later, carrying its feet. Together, they heaved it onto a bed.

249

‘Get Madam Pomfrey,’ whispered Dumbledore, and Professor McGonagall hurried past the end of Harry’s bed out of sight.

250

Harry lay quite still, pretending to be asleep. 

251

He heard urgent voices, and then Professor McGonagall swept back into view, closely followed by Madam Pomfrey, who was pulling a 

cardigan

 on over her 

nightdress

.

cardigan /'kɑːdɪg(ə)n/ n. 羊毛衫

nightdress /'naɪtdres/ n. (妇女或孩子穿的)睡衣

252

He heard a sharp 

intake of breath

.

intake of breath 倒抽一口气

253

‘What happened?’ Madam Pomfrey whispered to Dumbledore, bending over the statue on the bed.

254

‘Another attack,’ said Dumbledore. ‘Minerva found him on the stairs.’

255

‘There was a bunch of 

grapes

 next to him,’ said Professor McGonagall. ‘We think he was trying to sneak up here to visit Potter.’

grape /ɡreɪp/ n. 葡萄

256

Harry’s stomach gave a horrible 

lurch

. Slowly and carefully, he raised himself a few inches so he could look at the statue on the bed. A 

ray

 of moonlight lay across its 

staring

 face.

lurch /lɜːtʃ/ v. (心脏或胃)突然跳动

ray /reɪ/ n. 光束

staring /'steərɪŋ/ adj. 凝视的

257

It was Colin Creevey. His eyes were wide and his hands were 

stuck

 up in front of him, holding his camera.

stick /stɪk/ vt. 伸出

258

‘Petrified?’ whispered Madam Pomfrey.

259

‘Yes,’ said Professor McGonagall. ‘But I 

shudder

 to think … If Albus hadn’t been on the way downstairs for hot chocolate, who knows what might have …’

shudder /ˈʃʌdə(r)/ vi. 战栗

260

The three of them stared down at Colin. Then Dumbledore leaned forward and 

prised

 the camera out of Colin’s 

rigid

grip.

prise /praɪz/ v. 费劲地（从某人）得到（prise sth. out of/from）

rigid /ˈrɪdʒɪd/ adj. 僵硬的

261

‘You don’t think he managed to get a picture of his attacker?’ said Professor McGonagall eagerly.

262

Dumbledore didn’t answer. He 

prised

 open the back of the camera.

prise /praɪz/ vt. （英）撬动

263

‘Good 

gracious

!’ said Madam Pomfrey.

gracious /ˈɡreɪʃəs/ int. 天哪

264

A jet of steam had hissed out of the camera. Harry, three 

beds

away

, caught the 

acrid

 smell of 

burnt

 plastic.

bed /bed/ n. 床位

away /ə'weɪ/ adv. 距离……有多远

acrid /ˈækrɪd/ adj. 刺激的

burnt /bɜːnt/ adj. 烧坏的

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‘

Melted

,’ said Madam Pomfrey 

wonderingly

, ‘all melted …’

melt /melt/ vi. 熔化

wonderingly /'wʌndəriŋli/ adv. 惊讶地

266

‘What does this mean, Albus?’ Professor McGonagall asked urgently.

267

‘It means,’ said Dumbledore, ‘that the Chamber of Secrets is indeed open again.’

268

Madam Pomfrey clapped a hand to her mouth. Professor McGonagall stared at Dumbledore.

269

‘But Albus … surely … who?’

270

‘The question is not who,’ said Dumbledore, his eyes on Colin. ‘The question is, how …’

271

And from what Harry could see of Professor McGonagall’s 

shadowy

 face, she didn’t understand this any better than he did.

shadowy /'ʃædəʊɪ/ adj. 阴影中的

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