跟《哈利波特》学英语（4）
哈利波特在姨夫姨妈的虐待，和他们宠坏了的儿子达力的欺凌下长大了。
Harry woke with a start.
🍒 start
an act of moving your body quickly and suddenly because you are surprised, afraid, etc.
突然一惊
🍃 She woke from the dream with a start.
她猛地一惊，从梦中醒来。
His aunt rapped on the door again.
🍒 rap
to hit a hard object or surface several times quickly, making a noise
敲击；击打
rap sth (+ adv./prep.)
🍃 He rapped the table with his pen.
他用钢笔敲了敲桌子。
Harry, who could see a huge Dudley tantrum coming on, began wolfing down his bacon as fast as possible in case Dudley turned the table over.
🍒 wolf sth (down)
( informal) to eat food very quickly, especially by putting a lot of it in your mouth at once
大口地快吃；狼吞虎咽
Aunt Petunia obviously scented danger too, because she said quickly, ‘And we’ll buy you another two presents while we’re out today.
🍒 scent
to begin to feel that sth exists or is about to happen
觉察出；预感到
🍃 The press could scent a scandal.
记者觉察出有桩丑闻。
In fact, he wasn’t really crying, it had been years since he’d really cried, but he knew that if he screwed up his face and wailed, his mother would give him anything he wanted.
🍒 screw your eyes/face↔up
to contract the muscles of your eyes or face because the light is too strong, you are in pain, etc.
（因光线太强或疼痛等）瞇起眼睛，扭曲面部
🍃 He took a sip of the medicine and screwed up his face.
他喝了一小口药后做了个怪相。
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