哈利波特英文原著学英语系列
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一刷单词，词组（以下单词哪些认识，哪些不认识，及该单词在柯林斯词典和考试中级别）：
（zk（中考），gk（高考），cet4（四级），cet6（六级），ky（考研），ielts（雅思），toefl（托福））
序号单词CollinsTag释意
21dull★★☆☆☆cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gkadj. 钝的；呆滞的；阴暗的；迟钝的；无趣的
22gray cet4 cet6adj. 灰色的；灰白头发的；苍白的；阴郁的
23cloudy★☆☆☆☆zk gkadj. 多云的；阴天的；愁容满面的
24hum★★☆☆☆cet6 ky ieltsvi. 发低哼声
25tie★★★★☆cet4 cet6 ky zk gkvt. 系；打结；约束；与…成平局
26gossip★★☆☆☆cet6 ky toefl ieltsn. 小道传闻；随笔；爱说长道短的人
27wrestle★☆☆☆☆cet6 ielts gkn. 摔跤；斗争；搏斗
28scream★★★☆☆cet4 cet6 ky gkvi. 尖叫；发出尖锐刺耳的声音；呼啸；令人触目惊心
29tawny n. 黄褐色；茶色
30owl cet4 cet6 kyn. [动]猫头鹰；枭；惯于晚上活动的人
31flutter cet6 ieltsvi. 飘动；鼓翼；烦扰
32briefcase★☆☆☆☆ky ieltsn. 公文包
33peck★☆☆☆☆cet6 toeflvi. 啄食；扔石头；吹毛求疵
34cheek★★☆☆☆cet4 cet6 ky gkn. 面颊，脸颊；[俚]臀部
35tantrum★☆☆☆☆ n. 发脾气；发怒
36cereal★★☆☆☆cet6 ky ieltsn. 谷类食品；谷类，谷物；谷类植物
37tyke n. 劣犬；野狗；（苏格兰）乡下佬；小孩子
38chortle vi. 咯咯笑 n. 得意的高笑
39peculiar★★☆☆☆cet4 cet6 ky toefl ieltsadj. 特殊的；罕见的；奇怪的；独特的
40jerk★★☆☆☆cet6 toefl ieltsn. 肌肉抽搐；性情古怪的人；蠢人；急拉
41tabby n. 平纹；斑猫；长舌妇 adj. 起波纹的；有斑纹的 vt. 使起波纹
42cat★★★☆☆zk gkn. 猫；猫科动物
43blink★★☆☆☆cet6 toefl ieltsvt. 眨眼；使…闪烁
44stare★★★☆☆cet4 cet6 ky toefl gkvi. 凝视，盯着看；显眼
45edge★★★★☆cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts zk gkn. 边缘；刀刃；优势；锋利
46traffic★★★☆☆cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts zk gkn. 交通；贸易；运输；通信量
47jam★★☆☆☆cet4 cet6 ky ielts gkn. 果酱；拥挤；困境；[篮球]扣篮；vt. 使堵塞；挤进，使塞满；混杂；压碎；vi. 堵塞；轧住
48cloak★☆☆☆☆cet4 cet6 kyn. 斗蓬；宽大外衣；托词
49getup n. 服饰，式样；装订格式
50drum★★★☆☆cet4 cet6 ky zk gkvt. 击鼓；大力争取
51steer★★☆☆☆cet4 cet6 ky toefl ieltsvt. 驾驶；控制，引导
52wheel★★★☆☆cet4 cet6 ky ielts zk gkn. 车轮；方向盘；转动
53huddle★☆☆☆☆cet6 ky toefl ieltsvt. 把...挤在一起；使缩成一团；草率了事
54weirdo n. 古怪的人，奇怪的人
55whisper★★★☆☆cet4 cet6 ky gkn. 私语；谣传；飒飒的声音
56enrage★☆☆☆☆toeflvt. 激怒；使暴怒
57emerald★☆☆☆☆ n. 绿宝石，翡翠；祖母绿；翠绿色
58stunt★☆☆☆☆toefln. 绝技；噱头，手腕
59park★★★★☆ielts zk gkn. 公园；停车场
60lot★★★★★zk gkn. 抽签；命运；一堆；一块地；份额
61swoop★☆☆☆☆ vi. 突然袭击；猛扑；突然下降；飞扑
62broad daylight 光天化日；公开地
63gaze★★☆☆☆cet4 cet6 ky toeflvi. 注视；凝视
64open-mouthed adj. 惊愕得张大嘴的；目瞪口呆的
65stretch★★★☆☆cet4 cet6 ky toefl ieltsvt. 伸展，张开；vi. 伸展；adj. 可伸缩的；n. 伸展，延伸
67bun★☆☆☆☆gkn. 小圆面包
68bakery★☆☆☆☆gkn. 面包店
69baker★☆☆☆☆ n. 面包师；面包工人；（便携式）烘炉
70eye★★★★★ielts zk gkn. 眼睛；视力；见解，观点；眼光
71bunch★★★☆☆cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gkn. 串；群；突出物
72whisper★★★☆☆cet4 cet6 ky gkn. 私语；谣传；飒飒的声音
73collect★★★★☆cet4 cet6 ky zk gkvt. 收集；募捐
74tin★★☆☆☆cet4 cet6 ky toefl gkn. 锡；罐头，罐；马口铁
75clutch★★☆☆☆cet6 ky toefl ieltsn. 控制；手；离合器；紧急关头
76doughnut★☆☆☆☆ n. [计]圆环图；油炸圈饼；电子回旋加速器环状真空室
77dead★★★★☆toefl zk gkadj. 无生命的；废弃了的；呆板的
78flood★★★☆☆cet4 cet6 ky toefl gkvt. 淹没；充满；溢出
79whisperer n. 窃窃私语的人；拨弄是非的人；告密者
二刷英文原句：
1. Mr. Dursleyhummedas he picked out his most boringtiefor work, and Mrs. Dursleygossipedaway happily as shewrestledascreamingDudley into his high chair.
2. None of them noticed a large,tawnyowlflutterpast the window.
3. At half past eight, Mr. Dursley picked up hisbriefcase,peckedMrs. Dursley on thecheek, and tried to kiss Dudley good-bye but missed, because Dudley was now having atantrumand throwing hiscerealat the walls. “Littletyke,”chortledMr. Dursley as he left the house.
4. Hedrummedhis fingers on thesteeringwheeland his eyes fell on ahuddleof theseweirdosstanding quite close by. They werewhisperingexcitedly together.
5.Mr. Dursley wasenragedto see that a couple of them weren’t young at all; why, that man had to be older than he was, and wearing anemerald-green cloak!The nerve of him!
6. But then itstruckMr. Dursley that this was probably some sillystunt— these people were obviouslycollectingfor something . . . yes, that would be it.
7. He didn’t see the owlsswoopingpast inbroad daylight, though people down in the street did; they pointed andgazedopen-mouthedas owl after owl sped overhead.
8. He wasin a very good mooduntil lunchtime, when he thought he’dstretchhis legs and walk across the road to buy himself abunfrom thebakery.
9.Thisbunchwerewhisperingexcitedly, too, and he couldn’t see a singlecollectingtin. It was on his way back past them,clutchinga largedoughnutin a bag, that he caught a few words of what they were saying.
10.Mr. Dursley stoppeddead. Fearfloodedhim. He looked back at thewhisperersas if he wanted to say something to them, but thought better of it.
三刷中英对照：
1. Mr. Dursleyhummedas he picked out his most boringtiefor work, and Mrs. Dursleygossipedaway happily as shewrestledascreamingDudley into his high chair.
德思礼先生哼着小曲，挑出一条最不喜欢的领带戴着上班，德思礼太太高高兴兴，一直絮絮叨叨，把唧哇乱叫的达力塞到了儿童椅里。
2. None of them noticed a large,tawnyowlflutterpast the window.
他们谁也没留意一只黄褐色的猫头鹰扑扇着翅膀从窗前飞过。
3. At half past eight, Mr. Dursley picked up hisbriefcase,peckedMrs. Dursley on thecheek, and tried to kiss Dudley good-bye but missed, because Dudley was now having atantrumand throwing hiscerealat the walls. “Littletyke,”chortledMr. Dursley as he left the house.
八点半，德思礼先生拿起公文包，在德思礼太太面颊上亲了一下，正要亲达力，跟这个小家伙道别，可是没有亲成，小家伙正在发脾气，把麦片往墙上摔。“臭小子”德思礼先生嘟哝了一句，咯咯笑着走出家门。
4. Hedrummedhis fingers on thesteeringwheeland his eyes fell on ahuddleof theseweirdosstanding quite close by. They werewhisperingexcitedly together.
他用手指敲击着方向盘，目光落到了离他最近的一大群怪物身上。他们正兴致勃勃，交头接耳。
5.Mr. Dursley wasenragedto see that a couple of them weren’t young at all; why, that man had to be older than he was, and wearing anemerald-green cloak!The nerve of him!
德思礼先生很生气，因为他发现他们中间有一对根本不年轻了，那个男的显得比他年龄还大，竟然还披着一件翡翠绿的斗篷！真不知羞耻！
6. But then itstruckMr. Dursley that this was probably some sillystunt— these people were obviouslycollectingfor something . . . yes, that would be it.
接着，德思礼先生突然想到这些人大概是为什么事募捐吧，不错，就是这么回事。
7. He didn’t see the owlsswoopingpast inbroad daylight, though people down in the street did; they pointed andgazedopen-mouthedas owl after owl sped overhead.
他没有看见成群的猫头鹰在光天化日之下从天上飞过，可街上的人群都看到了；他们目瞪口呆，指指点点，盯着猫头鹰一只接一只从头顶上掠过。
8. He wasin a very good mooduntil lunchtime, when he thought he’dstretchhis legs and walk across the road to buy himself abunfrom thebakery.
他的情绪很好，到吃午饭的时候，他想舒展一下筋骨，到马路对角的面包房去买一只小甜圆面包。
9.Thisbunchwerewhisperingexcitedly, too, and he couldn’t see a singlecollectingtin. It was on his way back past them,clutchinga largedoughnutin a bag, that he caught a few words of what they were saying.
这些人正嘁嘁喳喳，讲得起劲，但他连一只募捐箱也没有看见。当他拎着装在袋里的一只大油饼往回走，经过他们身边时，他们的话断断续续飘入他的耳鼓：
10.Mr. Dursley stoppeddead. Fearfloodedhim. He looked back at thewhisperersas if he wanted to say something to them, but thought better of it.
他突然停下脚步，恐惧万分。他回头朝窃窃私语的人群看了一眼，似乎想听他们说点什么，后来又改变了主意。
单词详解：
1. Mr. Dursleyhummedas he picked out his most boringtiefor work, and Mrs. Dursleygossipedaway happily as shewrestledascreamingDudley into his high chair.
德思礼先生哼着小曲，挑出一条最不喜欢的领带戴着上班，德思礼太太高高兴兴，一直絮絮叨叨，把唧哇乱叫的达力塞到了儿童椅里。
hum [hʌm]
v. 哼（曲子）；发低哼声，发嗡嗡声；（非正式）活跃，繁忙
n. 嗡嗡声，嘈杂声；哼（曲子）
int. （用以表示犹豫或不同意）哼，嗯
tie ★★★★☆
6.N-COUNT 可数名词领带；领结 A tie is a long narrow piece of cloth that is worn round the neck under a shirt collar and tied in a knot at the front. Ties are worn mainly by men.
Jason had taken off his jacket and loosened his tie.
贾森已经脱下夹克，松开了领带。
gossip ★★☆☆☆
1.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词流言蜚语；小道消息；闲话 Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people's private affairs.
He spent the first hour talking gossip...
他头一个小时都在闲聊。
There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence...
关于他缺席的原因有很多传言。
Don't you like a good gossip?
你不想好好地聊聊吗？
2.V-RECIP 相互动词闲聊；说长道短 If yougossip withsomeone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say thattwo people gossip.
We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night...
我们交谈着，争论着，闲聊着，一直持续到晚上。
Evagossiped withSarah...
伊娃与萨拉在闲聊。
Mrs Lilywhite never gossiped.
利利怀特夫人从来不说长道短。
3.N-COUNT 可数名词 爱说长道短的人 If you describe someone as a gossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others.
【语用信息】：disapproval
He was a vicious gossip.
他总是喜欢说别人的坏话。
gossip 闲聊，流言蜚语
→gos, 来自god, 上帝。sip, 姐妹，词源同sibling, sister. 即上帝的姐妹，通常指妇女们聚在一起闲聊，闲侃，引申词义流言蜚语。
wrestle ★☆☆☆☆
1.VERB 动词试图解决;绞尽脑汁处理 When you wrestle with a difficult problem, you try to deal with it.
【语法信息】：V with n
【语法信息】：V n
Delegates wrestled with the problems of violence and sanctions...
代表们试图解决暴力与惩处的问题。
We're wrestling with a recession...
我们在全力应付经济衰退问题。
What he liked to do was to take an idea and wrestle it by finding every possible consequence.
他喜欢做的事情就是先提出一个想法，然后冥思苦想，找出可能产生的各种后果。
2.VERB 动词摔跤;扭斗 If you wrestle with someone, you fight them by forcing them into painful positions or throwing them to the ground, rather than by hitting them. Some people wrestle as a sport.
They taught me to wrestle...
他们教我摔跤。
The bridesmaids and pageboys squealed and wrestled with each other in the garden.
伴娘和伴童在花园里尖叫着，扭打在一起。
3.VERB 动词使劲搬动;用力移动If you wrestle a person or thing somewhere, you move them there using a lot of force, for example by twisting a part of someone's body into a painful position.
【语法信息】：V n prep
We had to physically wrestle the child from the man's arms...
我们只得用力把孩子从那个男子手中夺过来。
The stationmaster pounced and wrestled the gun from him...
站长猛扑过去，奋力夺下他手中的枪。
Marshals tried to wrestle the demonstrator out of the room.
执法人员试图将这名示威者从屋子里拖出去。
scream [skri:m]
vi. 尖叫；呼啸；发出尖锐刺耳的声音；令人触目惊心
vt. 尖声喊叫；大叫大嚷着要求
n. 尖叫声；尖锐刺耳的声音；极其滑稽可笑的人
解析：
cry: 一般指因恐惧、痛苦、惊奇等而喊叫。
shout: 指有意识地高声喊叫，常用于提出警告、发命令或唤起注意等。
exclaim: 多指因高兴、愤怒、痛苦、惊讶等突发感情而高声喊叫。
roar: 指发出大而深沉的声音、吼叫或咆哮。
scream: 指因恐具、快乐或痛苦而发出的尖叫声。
shriek: 指因惊恐、痛苦等或其它感情而发出比scream更为尖锐、刺耳的叫声。
yell: 多指求援、鼓励时的呼叫。也可指因外界因素刺激而发出尖厉声音。
call: 指大声说话或喊叫，以引起某人的注意。
2. None of them noticed a large,tawnyowlflutterpast the window.
他们谁也没留意一只黄褐色的猫头鹰扑扇着翅膀从窗前飞过。
tawny
1.COLOUR 颜色词黄褐色 Tawny hair, fur, or skin is a pale brown colour.
She had tawny hair.
她有一头黄褐色的头发。
...a large, tawny dog.
黄褐色的大狗
flutter ★☆☆☆☆
1.V-ERG 及物/不及物动词 颤动;飘动;挥动 If something thin or light flutters, or if you flutter it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements.
【语法信息】：V
【语法信息】：V n
【语法信息】：V-ing
Her chiffon skirt was fluttering in the night breeze.
她的雪纺裙在晚风中飘动着。
...a butterfly fluttering its wings.
挥动着翅膀的蝴蝶
...the fluttering white lace handkerchief.
飘动的白色蕾丝手绢
Flutter is also a noun.
...a flutter of white cloth.
飘扬的白布
2.VERB 动词 (小鸟)振翅飞翔;(纸片)飘飞，翩翩飞舞 If something light such as a small bird or a piece of paper flutters somewhere, it moves through the air with small quick movements.
【语法信息】：V adv/prep
【语法信息】：V
The paper fluttered to the floor...
纸飘落到地板上。
The birds were active, whirring and fluttering among the trees.
鸟儿们很活跃，在树林中呼呼地飞来飞去。
3.N-COUNT 可数名词 小赌注 If you have a flutter, you have a small bet on something such as a horse race.
【搭配模式】：oft N on n
【语域标签】：BRIT 英
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
I had a flutter on five horses.
我在5匹马身上下了小赌注。
4.VERB 动词 匆忙急赶;奔走If you say that someone flutters somewhere, you mean that they walk there with quick, light movements, often in a silly way or in a way which suggests that they are nervous.
【语法信息】：V adv/prep
She'd been fluttering about in the kitchen.
她一直在厨房里忙前忙后。
5.VERB 动词 (心)扑通扑通地跳，怦怦直跳If your heart or stomach flutters, you experience a strong feeling of excitement or anxiety.
【语法信息】：V
The look in his eyes made my heart flutter.
他的眼神让我心里扑通扑通直跳。
3. At half past eight, Mr. Dursley picked up hisbriefcase,peckedMrs. Dursley on thecheek, and tried to kiss Dudley good-bye but missed, because Dudley was now having atantrumand throwing hiscerealat the walls. “Littletyke,”chortledMr. Dursley as he left the house.
八点半，德思礼先生拿起公文包，在德思礼太太面颊上亲了一下，正要亲达力，跟这个小家伙道别，可是没有亲成，小家伙正在发脾气，把麦片往墙上摔。“臭小子”德思礼先生嘟哝了一句，咯咯笑着走出家门。
briefcase ★☆☆☆☆
1.N-COUNT 可数名词公文包 A briefcase is a case used for carrying documents in.
→brief, 公文，报告。case, 箱子。
peck ★☆☆☆☆
1.VERB 动词啄；啄食 If a bird pecks at something or pecks something, it moves its beak forward quickly and bites at it.
It was winter and the sparrows were pecking at whatever they could find...
时值冬季，麻雀啄食着能够找到的任何东西。
Chickens pecked in the dust...
鸡在尘土中啄食。
It pecked his leg...
它啄了他的腿。
They turn on their own kind and peck each other to death...
它们开始攻击同类，拼命地互相啄着。
These birds peck off all the red flowers.
这些鸟啄掉了所有红色的花。
2.VERB 动词 匆匆轻吻 If you peck someone on the cheek, you give them a quick, light kiss.
Elizabeth walked up to him and pecked him on the cheek...
伊丽莎白走到他面前，在他脸颊上匆匆吻了一下。
She pecked his cheek.
她轻轻地吻了一下他的脸。
Peck is also a noun.
He gave me a little peck on the cheek.
他匆匆轻吻了一下我的脸。
cheek / tʃiːk / CET4 TEM4( cheeks )
1.
N-COUNT Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes. 面颊
例：
Tears were running down her cheeks.
眼泪顺着她面颊流下。
2.
N-COUNT Your cheeks are your buttocks. 臀部 [usu pl]
例：
My butt cheeks are sore from sitting on this bench too long.
我屁股痛，因为在长凳上坐得太久了。
3.
N-SING You say that someone has cheek when you are annoyed or shocked at something unreasonable that they have done. 厚脸皮 [英国英语] [非正式] [also no det]
例：
I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place.
我很吃惊，他们最初竟有脸问。
tantrum / ˈtæntrəm / TEM8 (tantrums )
1.
N-COUNT If a child has a tantrum, they lose their temper in a noisy and uncontrolled way. If you say that an adult isthrowing a tantrum, you are criticizing them for losing their temper and acting in a childish way. 发脾气 [表不满]
例：
He immediately threw a tantrum, screaming and stomping up and down like a child.
他立刻发起脾气来，尖叫着，像孩子似的来回跺脚。
例：
...a temper tantrum.
…发了一顿脾气。
cereal / ˈsɪərɪəl / CET4 TEM8 (cereals )
1.
N-MASS Cereal or breakfast cereal is a food made from grain. It is mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast. 麦片
例：
I have a bowl of cereal every morning.
我每天早上吃一碗麦片粥。
2.
N-COUNT Cereals are plants such as wheat, corn, or rice that produce grain. (小麦、高粱、米等) 谷类植物
例：
...the cereal-growing districts of the Midwest.
…中西部生产谷类植物的地区。
tyke
1.N-COUNT 可数名词小家伙;（尤指）小淘气，调皮鬼 You can refer to a child, especially a naughty or playful one, as a tyke when you want to show affection for them.
【语用信息】：approval
【语域标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
chortle / ˈtʃɔːtəl /
1.
V-I To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased. 哈哈大笑 [书面]
例：
There was silence for a moment, then Larry began chortling like an idiot.
一片寂静之后，拉里开始像个白痴一样哈哈大笑。
2.
N-COUNT Chortle is also a noun. 哈哈大笑声
例：
He gave a chortle.
他哈哈大笑起来。
jerk / dʒɜːk / CET6 TEM4
1.
V-T/V-I If you jerk something or someone in a particular direction, or they jerk in a particular direction, they move a short distance very suddenly and quickly. 使…猝然一动; 猝然一动
例：
Mr. Griffin jerked forward in his chair.
格里芬先生在椅子上猛地向前一动。
例：
"This is Brady Coyne," said Sam, jerking his head in my direction.
“这是布雷迪·科因”，萨姆说，他的头朝我这边甩了一下。
2.
N-COUNT Jerk is also a noun. 猝然一动
例：
He indicated the bedroom with a jerk of his head.
他用头的猝然一动示意了卧室的方向。
3.
N-COUNT If you call someone a jerk, you are insulting them because you think they are stupid or you do not like them. 蠢货 [非正式，侮辱]
例：
The guy is such a jerk! He only cares about himself.
这家伙真是个蠢货！他只关心他自己。
tabby / ˈtæbɪ /
(tabbies )
1.
N-COUNT A tabby or a tabby cat is a cat whose fur has dark stripes on a lighter background. 斑猫
2.
N a fabric with a watered pattern, esp silk or taffeta 平纹布
3.
ADJ (esp of cats) brindled with dark stripes or wavy markings on a lighter background (尤指猫)有黑色条纹或波纹的
blink / blɪŋk / CET6 TEM4
1.
V-T/V-I When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again. 眨 (眼睛)
例：
Kathryn blinked and forced a smile.
凯瑟琳眨了眨眼，挤出了一丝微笑。
例：
She was blinking her eyes rapidly.
她一直在快速地眨眼。
2.
N-COUNT Blink is also a noun. 眨眼
例：
He kept giving quick blinks.
他不停地快速眨眼。
3.
V-I When a light blinks, it flashes on and off. 闪烁
例：
Green and yellow lights blinked on the surface of the harbour.
绿色和黄色的灯光在港湾水面上闪烁。
例：
The plane was flying normally for about 15 minutes before a warning light blinked on.
飞机正常飞行15分钟后警示灯开始闪烁。
stare / stɛə / CET4 TEM4
1.
V-I If you stare at someone or something, you look at them for a long time. 盯着看; 凝视
例：
Tamara stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head.
塔玛拉摇着头不相信地盯着他看。
例：
Ben continued to stare out the window.
本继续凝视着窗外。
2.
N-COUNT Stare is also a noun. 盯着看; 凝视
例：
Hlasek gave him a long, cold stare.
赫拉塞克冷冷地盯着他看了很久。
3.
PHRASE Ifa situation or the answer to a problem is staring you in the face, it is very obvious, although you may not be immediately aware of it. (形势、答案) 明摆在某人面前 [非正式]
例：
Then the answer hit me. It had been staring me in the face ever since Lullington.
之后我突然想到了这个答案。自路林顿起这答案就一直明摆在我面前。
get-up ★☆☆☆☆
1.N-COUNT 可数名词（奇特或滑稽的）服装，装束 If you refer to a set of clothes as a get-up, you think that they are unusual or ridiculous.
【语用信息】：disapproval
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
Naturally he couldn't work in this get-up.
他当然不能穿这么滑稽的衣服上班。
4. Hedrummedhis fingers on thesteeringwheeland his eyes fell on ahuddleof theseweirdosstanding quite close by. They werewhisperingexcitedly together.
他用手指敲击着方向盘，目光落到了离他最近的一大群怪物身上。他们正兴致勃勃，交头接耳。
drum / drʌm / CET4 TEM4
1.
N-COUNT A drum is a musical instrument consisting of a skin stretched tightly over a round frame. You play a drum by beating it with sticks or with your hands. 鼓
例：
...a worker who died after collapsing while beating a drum during a demonstration.
…一个在游行时因击鼓过度劳累而倒毙的工人。
2.
N-COUNT A drum is a large cylindrical container which is used to store fuel or other substances. 鼓状容器
例：
...an oil drum.
…一只油桶。
3.
V-T/V-I If something drums on a surface, or if you drum something on a surface, it hits it regularly, making a continuous beating sound. 连续敲击
例：
He drummed his fingers on the leather top of his desk.
他用手指不停地敲击皮桌面。
steer / stɪə / CET4 TEM4
1.
V-T When you steer a car, boat, or plane, you control it so that it goes in the direction that you want. 驾驶
例：
What is it like to steer a ship this size?
驾驶这样大小的船会怎么样呢？
2.
V-T If you steer people toward a particular course of action or attitude, you try to lead them gently in that direction. 引导
例：
The new government is seen as one that will steer the country in the right direction.
新政府被认为能将这个国家引向正确的方向。
3.
V-T If you steer someone in a particular direction, you guide them there. 引领
例：
Nick steered them into the nearest seats.
尼克领着他们到最近的座位。
huddle / ˈhʌdəl / CET6 TEM8
( huddling , huddled , huddles )
1.
V-I If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened. (由于寒冷或害怕而) 蜷缩
例：
Mr. Pell huddled in a corner with his notebook on his knees.
佩尔先生缩在一个角落里,笔记本放在膝盖上。
2.
V-I If people huddle together or huddle around something, they stand, sit, or lie close to each other, usually because they all feel cold or frightened. (由于寒冷或害怕) 挤成一团
例：
Tired and lost, we huddled together.
又累又迷了路，我们挤在一起。
3.
V-RECIP If people huddle in a group, they gather together to discuss something quietly or secretly. (悄悄地或秘密地) 凑在一起商讨
例：
Off to one side, Sticht, Macomber, Jordan, and Kreps huddled to discuss something.
史蒂希特、麦康伯、乔丹和克雷普斯走到一边，私下商量起事情。
例：
The president has been huddling with his most senior aides.
总统一直在和他的顶级高级助理们秘密地聚到一起进行商谈。
4.
N-COUNT A huddle is a small group of people or things that are standing very close together or lying on top of each other, usually in a disorganized way. 挤在一起的一群人或东西
例：
We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air.
我们躺在那儿：挤作一团，大口地喘着气。
weirdo
1.N-COUNT 可数名词怪人;怪物 If you describe someone as a weirdo, you disapprove of them because they behave in an unusual way which you find difficult to understand or accept.
whisper ★★★☆☆
1.VERB 动词低声说;悄悄说;耳语 When you whisper, you say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your throat, so that only one person can hear you.
'Keep your voice down,' I whispered...
我轻声说：“小声点儿。”
She sat on Rossi's knee as he whispered in her ear...
她坐在罗西的膝盖上，听他低声耳语。
He whispered the message to David...
他悄声把这个消息告诉了戴维。
Somebody whispered that films like that were illegal...
一些人在窃窃私语，说那种电影是非法的。
She whispered his name.
她轻轻说出他的名字。
Whisper is also a noun.
Men were talking in whispers in every office.
每间办公室里人们都在窃窃私语。
2.VERB 动词 私下谈论；谣传 If people whisper about a piece of information, they talk about it, although it might not be true or accurate, or might be a secret.
Today, we no longer gasp when we hear a teenage girl is pregnant or whisper about unmarried couples who live together...
今天，我们听到未成年少女怀孕时不会再感到惊讶，也不会再去私下谈论谁谁未婚同居。
It is whispered that he intended to resign...
据传他打算辞职。
But don't whisper a word of that.
但是私下里对那件事什么也不要说。
Whisper is also a noun.
I've heard a whisper that the Bishop intends to leave.
我听到有谣传说主教打算离开。
3.VERB 动词发出低沉而轻微的声音；沙沙（或飒飒）作响 If something whispers, it makes a low quiet sound which can only just be heard.
【STYLE标签】：LITERARY 文
The cold breeze moved through the bushes around him, whispering just loud enough to obscure the chanting...
冷飕飕的风吹动着他周边的矮树丛，沙沙声刚好盖过了吟唱的声音。
The car's tires whispered through the puddles.
穿过水坑时汽车的轮胎发出呜呜声。
...whispering ceiling fans.
嗡嗡响着的吊扇
Whisper is also a noun.
They heard the whisper of leaves.
他们听见了树叶的低语。
5.Mr. Dursley wasenragedto see that a couple of them weren’t young at all; why, that man had to be older than he was, and wearing anemerald-green cloak!The nerve of him!
德思礼先生很生气，因为他发现他们中间有一对根本不年轻了，那个男的显得比他年龄还大，竟然还披着一件翡翠绿的斗篷！真不知羞耻！
enrage / ɪnˈreɪdʒ / TEM8
1.
V-T If you are enraged by something, it makes you extremely angry. 使狂怒
例：
Many were enraged by the discriminatory practice.
很多人被这种歧视性的做法激怒了。
词根解析：
enrage v 使发怒(en使+rage=使人疯狂=使发怒)
roge=mad,表示”疯狂”
rage n 狂怒
enrage v 使发怒(en使+rage=使人疯狂=使发怒)
outrage n 暴行,残暴(out出+rage=作出疯狂的事=残暴)
outrageous a 残暴的,骇人的(ourage+ous)
emerald ★☆☆☆☆
1.N-COUNT 可数名词翡翠;绿宝石 An emerald is a precious stone which is clear and bright green.
2.COLOUR 颜色词翠绿色;翡翠色 Something that is emerald is bright green in colour.
...an emerald valley.
翠绿的山谷
6. But then itstruckMr. Dursley that this was probably some sillystunt— these people were obviouslycollectingfor something . . . yes, that would be it.
接着，德思礼先生突然想到这些人大概是为什么事募捐吧，不错，就是这么回事。
strike ★★★★☆
10.VERB 动词突然想到，猛地意识到，一下子想起(想法或念头) If an idea or thought strikes you, it suddenly comes into your mind.
【语法信息】：V n
【语法信息】：it V n that/how
A thought struck her. Was she jealous of her mother, then?...
她猛地冒出一个念头：那么难道她在嫉妒母亲吗？
At this point, it suddenly struck me that I was wasting my time.
在这一刻，我突然意识到自己是在浪费时间。
stunt ★☆☆☆☆
1.N-COUNT 可数名词 引人注意的花招;噱头 A stunt is something interesting that is done in order to attract attention and get publicity for the person or company responsible for it.
In a bold promotional stunt for the movie, he smashed his car into a passing truck.
为了给电影制造噱头以吸引眼球，他把汽车猛地撞向一辆驶过的卡车。
2.N-COUNT 可数名词 (电影中的)特技表演 A stunt is a dangerous and exciting piece of action in a film.
Sean Connery insisted on living dangerously for his new film by performing his own stunts.
肖恩·康纳利在他的新片中为求真实，坚持自己出演特技部分。
3.VERB 动词阻碍(生长);妨碍(发展);遏制 If something stunts the growth or development of a person or thing, it prevents it from growing or developing as much as it should.
The heart condition had stunted his growth a bit...
心脏病已经多少影响了他的成长。
High interest rates have stunted economic growth.
高利率已经阻碍了经济的增长。
stunted
Damage may result in stunted growth and sometimes death of the plant.
其危害可能会阻碍植物的生长，有时还会导致植物死亡。
...low stunted trees.
没能长大的矮小树木
4.PHRASE 短语冒险;逞能;干傻事 If someonepulls a stunt, they do something silly or risky.
The days when they needed to pull publicity stunts to get noticed are long gone.
他们靠作秀出名的日子早已过去。
collect ★★★★☆
6.VERB 动词(为慈善事业或礼品)筹款，集资;募捐 If you collect for a charity or for a present for someone, you ask people to give you money for it.
Are you collecting for charity?...
你是在为慈善事业筹款吗？
They collected donations for a fund to help military families.
他们为一个旨在帮助军人家属的基金筹集捐款。
7. He didn’t see the owlsswoopingpast inbroad daylight, though people down in the street did; they pointed andgazedopen-mouthedas owl after owl sped overhead.
他没有看见成群的猫头鹰在光天化日之下从天上飞过，可街上的人群都看到了；他们目瞪口呆，指指点点，盯着猫头鹰一只接一只从头顶上掠过。
swoop ★☆☆☆☆
1.VERB 动词(警察或士兵)突击搜查，突然袭击 If police or soldiers swoop on a place, they go there suddenly and quickly, usually in order to arrest someone or to attack the place.
【语法信息】：V on n
【语法信息】：V
【FIELD标签】：JOURNALISM 新闻
The terror ended when armed police swooped on the car...
武警突袭了这辆车从而制止了这起恐怖活动。
The drugs squad swooped and discovered 240 kilograms of cannabis.
缉毒组突击搜查，查获了 240 千克的大麻。
Swoop is also a noun.
Police held 10 suspected illegal immigrants after a swoop on a German lorry.
警察对一辆德国卡车进行突击搜查后扣留了 10 名可疑的非法移民。
2.VERB 动词 (鸟或飞机)向下猛冲，俯冲 When a bird or aeroplane swoops, it suddenly moves downwards through the air in a smooth curving movement.
【语法信息】：V adv/prep
【语法信息】：V
More than 20 helicopters began swooping in low over the ocean...
20 多架直升机开始下降向海面俯冲。
The hawk swooped and soared away carrying something.
那只鹰向下猛冲，抓住东西后又展翅高飞了。
3.PHRASE 短语一下子; 一举 If something is donein one fell swooporat one fell swoop, it is done on a single occasion or by a single action.
【搭配模式】：PHR with cl
In one fell swoop the bank wiped away the tentative benefits of this policy.
银行一下子就抹杀了这项政策暂时带来的好处。
broad daylight:光天化日；公开地
gaze / ɡeɪz / CET4 TEM4
1.
V-I If you gaze at someone or something, you look steadily at them for a long time,for example because you find them attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking about something else.凝视
例：
...gazing at herself in the mirror.
…凝视着镜中的她自己。
例：
Sitting in his wicker chair, he gazed reflectively at the fire.
坐在他的柳条椅中，他若有所思地凝视着火焰。
2.
N-COUNT You can talk about someone's gaze as a way of describing how they are looking at something, especially when they are looking steadily at it. 凝视 [书面]
例：
The Monsignor turned his gaze from the flames to meet the Colonel's.
这位阁下把他凝视的目光从火焰上移开，与上校的目光相遇。
例：
She felt increasingly uncomfortable under the woman's steady gaze.
她在那女人目不转睛的凝视下感到愈发不舒服。
3.
PHRASE If someone or something isin the public gaze, they are receiving a lot of attention from the general public. 受公众关注
例：
You won't find a couple more in the public gaze than Michael and Lizzie.
你找不到比迈克尔和莉齐更受公众关注的夫妻了。
动词gaze和stare都可以用来表示长时间地注视某物。gaze at常指因所见之物精彩或壮观而盯着看，例如：A fresh-faced little girl gazes in wonder at the bright fairground lights(一位脸蛋红扑扑的小女孩惊奇地盯着游乐场里那些明亮的彩灯）。stare at常指因某物怪异或令人震惊而瞪着眼睛看：Various families came out and stared at us（家家户户的人都出来盯着我们看）。
8. He wasin a very good mooduntil lunchtime, when he thought he’dstretchhis legs and walk across the road to buy himself abunfrom thebakery.
他的情绪很好，到吃午饭的时候，他想舒展一下筋骨，到马路对角的面包房去买一只小甜圆面包。
stretch ★★★☆☆
3.VERB 动词伸展;舒展 When you stretch, you put your arms or legs out straight and tighten your muscles.
【语法信息】：V
【语法信息】：V n
He yawned and stretched...
他打了个呵欠，伸了伸懒腰。
Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards...
试着双腿伸直并且向上拉伸脚趾。
She arched her back and stretched herself.
她弓起背，舒展身体。
Stretch is also a noun.
At the end of a workout spend time cooling down with some slow stretches.
训练结束后花时间做些缓慢的伸展运动来降降温。
bun ★☆☆☆☆
→拟声词，原指头上被敲出的肿块。后词义戏剧般的指代各种圆形小物体。如小面包，圆发髻，屁股，兔子等。
1.N-COUNT 可数名词小圆面包 Buns are small bread rolls. They are sometimes sweet and may contain dried fruit or spices.
【搭配模式】：oft n N
...a currant bun.
掺有葡萄干的小圆面包
2.N-COUNT 可数名词（表面覆有糖霜的）小蛋糕 Buns are small sweet cakes. They often have icing on the top.
【语域标签】：BRIT 英
3.N-COUNT 可数名词圆发髻 If a woman has her hair in a bun, she has fastened it tightly on top of her head or at the back of her head in the shape of a ball.
4.N-COUNT 可数名词屁股 Your buns are your buttocks.
【搭配模式】：usu pl
【语域标签】：mainly AM 主美
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
I'd pinch his buns and kiss his neck.
我想掐他的屁股，亲他的脖子。
bakery / ˈbeɪkərɪ, ˈbeɪkrɪ / CET4 TEM4
1.
N-COUNT A bakery is a building where bread, pastries, and cakes are baked, or the shop where they are sold. 面包房; 面包店
例：
A smell of bread drifted from some distant bakery.
一股面包的味道从远处的某个面包店飘来。
9.Thisbunchwerewhisperingexcitedly, too, and he couldn’t see a singlecollectingtin. It was on his way back past them,clutchinga largedoughnutin a bag, that he caught a few words of what they were saying.
这些人正嘁嘁喳喳，讲得起劲，但他连一只募捐箱也没有看见。当他拎着装在袋里的一只大油饼往回走，经过他们身边时，他们的话断断续续飘入他的耳鼓：
bunch ★★★☆☆
1.N-COUNT 可数名词一伙，一群（人） A bunch of people is a group of people who share one or more characteristics or who are doing something together.
【搭配模式】：usu sing
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
My neighbours are a bunch of busybodies...
我的邻居们是一群爱管闲事的人。
We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really...
我们事实上是一些相当没有经验的人。
The players were a great bunch.
球员人数众多。
tin / tɪn / CET4 TEM4
1.
N-UNCOUNT Tin is a soft silvery-white metal. 锡
例：
...a factory that turns scrap metal into tin cans.
…一个将废金属制成马口铁罐的工厂。
2.
N-COUNT A tin is a metal container with a lid in which things such as biscuits, cakes, or tobacco can be kept. 金属罐
例：
Store the biscuits in an airtight tin.
把这些饼干存放在一个密封的金属罐里。
3.
N-COUNT You can use tin to refer to a tin and its contents, or to the contents only. 罐; 罐中之物
例：
...a tin of paint.
…一罐油漆。
clutch / klʌtʃ / CET6 TEM4
1.
V-T/V-I If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious. (因为害怕或焦虑而) 抓牢
例：
I staggered and had to clutch at a chair for support.
我踉跄了几步，不得不抓住一把椅子扶稳。
2.
N-PLURAL If someone is in another person's clutches, that person has captured them or has power over them. 掌控
例：
Tony fell into the clutches of an attractive American who introduced him to drugs.
托尼落入一个有魅力的美国人的掌控，那人给他介绍毒品。
3.
N-COUNT In a vehicle, the clutch is the pedal that you press before you change gear. 离合器踏板
例：
Laura let out the clutch and pulled slowly away down the drive.
劳拉松开离合器踏板，慢慢沿着车道把车开走了。
4.
N-COUNT a hatch of eggs laid by a particular bird or laid in a single nest 一窝蛋
take: 最普通用词，不带感情色彩。指用手抓、取某东西或控制某物。
grasp: 指紧紧抓住、抓牢。
grab: 指粗暴而急迫的抓住。
grip: 语气比grasp强，指用手的最大力量紧紧抓住。
clasp: 指用手紧握或用臂紧抱。
clutch: 强调匆忙、紧急地抓、抓紧。
snatch: 指突然抢走，侧重动作更快或更具暴力性质。
seize: 指突然抓住某物，强调突然的猛烈动作。
doughnut ★☆☆☆☆
in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 donut
1.N-COUNT 可数名词炸面圈;甜甜圈;多纳圈 A doughnut is a bread-like cake made from sweet dough that has been cooked in hot fat.
doughnut 炸面圈
→dough,面团。nut,坚果。
10.Mr. Dursley stoppeddead. Fearfloodedhim. He looked back at thewhisperersas if he wanted to say something to them, but thought better of it.
他突然停下脚步，恐惧万分。他回头朝窃窃私语的人群看了一眼，似乎想听他们说点什么，后来又改变了主意。
dead ★★★★☆
10.ADJ 形容词完全的，绝对的（尤用于修饰 centre, silence 和 stop） Dead is used to mean 'complete' or 'absolute', especially before the words 'centre', 'silence', and 'stop'.
【搭配模式】：ADJ
【语用信息】：emphasis
He adjusted each chesspiece so that it stood dead centre in its square...
他调整每颗棋子，使它们立于格子的正中央。
They hurried about in dead silence, with anxious faces...
他们匆匆地走来走去，一言不发，面露焦急之色。
Lila's boat came to a dead stop.
莉拉的船猝然停下。
flood ★★★☆☆
7.VERB 动词(情感等)充满，使感受强烈，涌上心头 If an emotion, feeling, or thought floods you, you suddenly feel it very intensely. If feelings or memories flood back, you suddenly remember them very clearly.
【语法信息】：V n
【语法信息】：be V-ed with n
【语法信息】：V adv
【STYLE标签】：LITERARY 文
A wave of happiness flooded me...
我心中涌起一股幸福的暖流。
Mary Ann was flooded with relief ...
玛丽·安感到无比宽慰。
It was probably the shock which had brought all the memories flooding back.
可能是由于突然受到惊吓，所有的记忆一下子全涌现出来。
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