1.That evening, Dudley paraded around the living room for the
family in his brand-new uniform.
parade 招摇过市；大摇大摆
People were parading up and down showing off their finest clothes. 人们走来走去，炫耀着他们最漂亮的服装
2.Dudley and Uncle Vernon came in, both with wrinkled noses
because of the smell from Harry’s new uniform
crinkle，wrinkle皱纹，褶皱 furrow原意垄沟，引申为皱纹Crease折痕原意折痕，引申为皱纹
She wrinkled up her nose in distaste. 她厌恶地皱起鼻子。
The pages crinkled and curled and turned to ashes in the fire. 那些纸页在火中起皱卷曲变成了灰烬。
He was his old self again, except for the deep furrows that marked the corners of his mouth. 他又是他的老样子了，只是多了些深深的刻在他的嘴角的皱纹。
Pack your suit carefully so that you don't crease it. 把你的西装小心装好以免弄皱。
3.They heard the click of the mail slot and flop of letters on the
doormat.
slot把…放入狭缝; 放入狭缝
The car seat belt slotted into place easily.
那个汽车安全带很容易就扣好了。
flop沉重地摔落
The briefcase flopped onto the desk.
公文包重重地落在桌上。
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4.Harry dodged the Smelting stick and went to get the mail.
duck evade、 circumvent、 elude、 skirt、、sidestep
闪开；躲开；避开
He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. 他躲开来往的车辆跑过马路。
He ducked the first few blows then started to fight back. 他躲开最先几拳后便开始反击
He managed to evade capture . 他设法逃脱了抓捕
He eluded the police for 13 years.
Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question.
He carefully skirted the issue of where they would live. 他小心地避开了他们将住在何处这个
They found a way of circumventing the law. 他们找到了规避法律的途径。
5.Harry picked it up and stared at it, his heart twanging like a giantelastic band.
twang弹拨；（使）发出弹拨声，发出嘣的一声
Someone was twanging a guitar in the next room. 隔壁有人在弹吉他
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6.Uncle Vernon ripped open the bill, snorted in disgust, and
flipped over the postcard.
flip 快速地按动 (装置或开关)；快速翻阅；翻动；投掷 (尤指硬币)
Then he walked out, flipping the lights off. 接着他走了出去，随手把灯关掉。
·He was flipping through a magazine in the living room. 他在起居室里快速翻阅一本杂志。
·The plane then flipped over and burst into flames. 这时飞机翻了个个儿，接着就燃烧了起来。
I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it. 我从口袋里掏出一枚硬币，把它投掷出去。
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maroon紫褐色的
gruff 低沉粗哑的
stamp邮票.
badger獾