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Dragonwings Chapters 1-3 Combined

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  • dodge
    to move quickly to avoid something 闪躲
  • snort
    to make a loud sound by breathing air out noisily. 哼，嗤之以鼻
  • squirm
    to move in a twisting motion, especially when struggling 扭动
  • malleable
    easy to shape or bend 可塑的
  • stingy
    not generous 吝啬的
  • construct
    to build 构建
  • cunning
    clever; sly 精明
  • immigrants
    people who have left the country of their birth to live in another country 移民
  • strip
    to remove 脱掉
  • tinker
    to repair or fix 修缮
  • despise
    to hate 厌恶
  • elfin
    small and sprightly 小巧玲珑的
  • malicious
    intended to hurt or harm 恶意的
  • calloused
    having an area of hardened skin 长茧的
  • reassuring
    comforting 让人安心的
  • heirlooms
    a family possession handed down from generation to generation 传家宝
  • transparent
    allowing light to pass through 透明的
  • shatter
    to break into many pieces 粉碎
  • rigorously
    with great effort 严格地
  • grumble
    to complain 抱怨
  • device
    a piece of tool or equipment 设备
  • unintelligible
    impossible to understand 难以理解的
  • stooped
    bent forward 弯曲的
  • diameter
    the distance across a circle through its center 直径
  • rumple
    to wrinkle or crease 弄皱
  • hardy
    able to survive under bad conditions; tough 坚韧的
  • smudge
    a dirty mark or smear 污点
  • nimbly
    moving quickly and lightly 敏捷地
  • conventional
    usual, traditional 通常的，传统的
  • vanish
    to disappear 消失
  • glisten
    to shine 发光，闪耀
  • clench
    to close or hold tighly 握紧
  • protrude
    to stick out, thrust forth 突出
  • bolt
    to move suddenly normally out of a surprise 突然跑掉
  • defiance
    open resistance 公开抵抗
  • reckoning
    Calculation or estimation (such as the Tang method of reckoning a birthdate) 推算
  • flaws
    faults, mistakes, weaknesses 弱点
  • arched
    having a curved shape at the top 拱形的
  • testimony
    spoken evidence 证词
  • superior
    having better quality 上等的
  • smash
    break into pieces 摔碎
  • unperturbed
    untroubled 镇定的
  • heft
    to lift up 拎起
  • crunch
    sound of a foot crushing something hard 嘎吱嘎吱
  • ornamentation
    decoration 装饰
  • exuberance
    energetic, excited, and cheerful
  • attire
    to dress or wear 穿戴
  • clutch
    to grasp and hold tightly 攒紧
  • absently
    as if lost in thought 心不在焉地
  • betray
    to be disloyal to or unfaithful 背叛
  • grudgingly
    unwillingly 勉强地
  • stumble
    miss a step and fall or nearly fall 绊倒
  • devout
    deeply religious 虔诚的
  • fragile
    being easily broken 脆弱的，易碎的
  • scratch
    to cut, scrape, or wear away the surface of 抓挠
  • meticulous
    extremely careful 细致入微的
  • flick
    a sudden and light movement 轻弹类的动作
  • lynch
    to kill without legal sanction 私刑处死
  • fasten
    to attach or connect firmly 系紧
  • translucent
    allowing light to pass through 透光的
  • retain
    to hold or keep 保留
  • nuisance
    a bothersome annoying person 麻烦
  • disguise
    to hide 伪装
  • mumble
    to speak in a low voice that is not clear 嘟囔
  • grunt
    to make a short low sound to show you are annoyed 嘟哝
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