1.“Who’d be writing to you?” sneered Uncle Vernon, shaking the
letter open with one hand and glancing at it.
sneer嘲笑 snigger窃笑
He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜欢流行音乐的人。
2.clutched her throat and made a choking noise.
clutch grasp grip紧握；抱紧；抓紧
She stood there, the flowers still clutched in her hand. 她站在那里，手里仍然紧握着花束。
He grasped my hand and shook it warmly. 他热情地抓住我的手握了起来。
‘Please don't go,’ he said, gripping her arm. “请别走。”他紧紧抓住她的手臂说。
3.“Get out, both of you,” croaked Uncle Vernon, stuffing the letter back inside its envelope.
croak发出（像青蛙的）低沉沙哑声；呱呱地叫
to speak or say sth with a rough low voice 用低沉而沙哑的声音说话
4.his glasses dangling from one ear, lay flat on his stomach to listen at the crack between door and floor.
dangle 悬垂；悬挂；悬荡；悬摆
Gold charms dangled from her bracelet. 她的手镯上挂着许多金饰物。
He sat on the edge with his legs dangling over the side. 他悬垂着双腿坐在边缘上。
5.Didn’t we swear when we took him in we’d stamp out that dangerous nonsense?”
stamp sth out get rid of eliminate(尤指通过武力或不懈努力）消除，消灭，镇压
to stamp out racism 消灭种族主义
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6.From downstairs came the sound of Dudley bawling at his mother,
bawl bellow怒吼
He sat in his office bawling orders at his secretary. 他坐在办公室里，对秘书厉声发号施令。
"I didn't ask to be born!" she bellowed.
“我没有请求被生下来！”她大声吼道。
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scruff 颈背
whacked 猛打
tortoise 陆龟
turtle海龟
marmalade 橘子酱