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2020年9月3日星期四

Diagon Alley

tap: to strike lightly especially with a slight sound

mumble: intransitive verb: to utter words in a low confused indistinct manner

indistinct: not clearly recognizable or understandable

beak: the bill of a bird

bill: the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering

scramble: to move with urgency or panic

jerk: to propel or move with or as if with a quick suddenly arrested motion

swoop: to move with a sweep

flutter: to flap the wings rapidly

fiercely: in a fierce or vehement manner

fierce: violently hostile or aggressive in temperament

vehement: marked by forceful energy

savage: to attack or treat brutally

brutally: severe

pellet: a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine)

humbug: British: a hard usually peppermint-flavored candy

gotta: used for "got to" in informal speech and in representations of such speech

goblin: an ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious

sprite: a disembodied spirit

gleam: to shine with or as if with subdued steady light or moderate brightness

subdued: lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength

enchantment: a magic spell

vault: a room or compartment for the safekeeping of valuables

summat: dialectal variant of somewhat

bungler: to act or work clumsily and awkwardly

awkward: lacking social grace and assurance

blimey: chiefly British: gorblimey

gorblimey: used to express amazement, surprise, or perplexity

clamber: to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet

passerby: one who passes by

pant: to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner

crikey: used as a mild oath

canary yellow: a light to a moderate or vivid yellow

vivid: of a color :very strong :very high in chroma

parchment: the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

witchcraft: the use of sorcery or magic

sorcery: the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining

robe: a long flowing outer garment

garment: an article of clothing

cloak: a loose outer garment

transfiguration: a change in form or appearance

potion: a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)

wand: a slender rod used by conjurers and magicians

conjurer: wizard

cauldron: a large kettle or boiler

pewter: (especially) a dull alloy with lead formerly used for domestic utensils

phial: vial: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids

get stuck in: to start doing something with a lot of energy

bustling: busily astir

grubby: dirty

peculiar: characteristic of only one person, group, or thing

shabby: inferior in quality

bald: lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap)

beam: to smile with joy

flutter: a state of nervous confusion or excitement

delighted: obsolete : delighful

stammer: to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking

vampire: the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep

courtyard: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)

grin: smile

hag: an ugly, slatternly, or evil-looking old woman

quiver: to shake or move with a slight trembling motion

wriggle: to move or advance by twisting and turning

cobbled: paved with cobblestones

plump: having a full rounded usually pleasing form

apothecary: one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes

hoot: to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry

emporium: a place of trade

tawny: of a warm sandy color

screech: a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror

barn: a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment

barrel: a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter

tottering: lacking firmness or stability

quill: the hollow horny shaft of a feather

burnish: to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing

swarthy: of a dark color

engrave: to form by incision (as on wood or metal)

heed: attention

scribble: to write or draw hastily or carelessly

ledger: a book containing accounts to which debits and credits are posted from books of original entry

cram: to pack tight

hurtle: to move rapidly or forcefully

rattle: to make a rapid succession of short sharp noises

steer: to direct the course (as of a ship or automobile)

plunge: to become pitched or thrown headlong or violently forward and downward

stalactite: a deposit of calcium carbonate (such as calcite) resembling an icicle hanging from the roof or sides of a cave

stalagmite: a deposit of calcium carbonate like an inverted stalactite formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of calcareous water

billow: sentence example: a field of burning grass billowing thick black clouds of smoke into the sky

mound: pile

ravine: a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water

groan: to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance

scruff: the back of the neck

infernal: of or relating to hell

mauve: a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color

drawl: to utter in a slow lengthened tone

gamekeeper: a person in charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on a private preserve

sneer: to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt

contort: to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression

scorn: open dislike and disrespect or mockery often mixed with indignation

contempt: lack of respect or reverence for something

duffer: an incompetent, ineffectual, or clumsy person

curse: a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one

bewitch: to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft

revenge: to avenge (oneself or another) usually by retaliating in kind or degree

rot: deteriorate

unicorn: a mythical, usually white animal generally depicted with the body and head of a horse with long flowing mane and tail and a single often spiraled horn in the middle of the forehead

glitter: to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light

scoop: the amount contained by a scoop

outta: non-standard contraction of ‘out of’, used in representing informal speech

rustle: to act or move with energy or speed

flickering: moving or shining irregularly or unsteadily

gruff: rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect

brusque: markedly short and abrupt

stern: having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner

spindly: of a disproportionately tall or long and thin appearance that often suggests physical weakness

prickle: a prickling or tingling sensation

willow: an object made of willow wood

creepy: producing a nervous shivery apprehension

mahogany: the wood of any of various chiefly tropical trees

pliable: supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking

yew: evergreen gymnospermous trees and shrubs

shuffle: to move about, back and forth, or from one place to another

flit: to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another

crumple: to press, bend, or crush out of shape

snatch: to attempt to seize something suddenly

whippy: unusually resilient

 ebony: a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees

supple: capable of being bent or folded without creases, cracks, or breaks

swish: to move, pass, swing, or whirl with the sound of a swish

whoop: to utter a whoop in expression of eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment

bravo: a shout of approval —often used interjectionally in applauding a performance

applaud: to express approval especially by clapping the hands

gawk: to gape or stare stupidly

laden: carrying a load or burden

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