I reached for sleep and drew it round me like a blanket muffling pain and thought together in the merciful dark.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 毛毯，毯子;毯狀物;厚的覆蓋層;
adj. 總括的;全體的;無大差別的;
vt. 用毯覆蓋;覆蓋，掩蓋;（規則等）適用于;
?? blank=blanc白+et表名詞→白色織物→毛毯，毯子，羊毛毯
"A firewall provides an essential security blanket for your computer network."
防火墻為計算機網絡提供了基本安全保障。
近義：hush, appease, assuage, muzzle, placate, quiet
adj. 仁慈的，寬恕的，溫和的，（情形）良好的，順利的，（處罰）寬大的;
?? merci=mercy同情+ful形容詞后綴 → 仁慈的
"They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners."
他們要她對犯人慈悲為懷。
近義：lenient, pious, pitying, prayerful, saintly, softhearted
反義：relentless, rigid, rude, cruel
vi.& link-v. 睡，睡覺;
vi. 睡，睡覺;睡眠狀態;
vt. 為…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡覺打發日子;
n. 睡眠;
?? s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡覺 船(ship)上的她入睡（sleep）后像只綿羊（sheep）
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum
反義：awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness
adj. 圓形的;弧形的;豐滿的，肥胖的;整數的;
adv. 到處;在周圍;迂回地;朝反方向;
prep. 大約;繞過，環繞;（表示位置）在…四周;附近;
n. 圓，圓形;循環;圓形物，球狀物;（會議的）一回合;
vt.& vi. 使成圓形;繞行;拐過，繞過;把…四舍五入;
?? 輕揉(rou) 圓腦(n)袋(d)
"She's a good all-round player."
她是個優秀的全能選手。
近義：circle, cycle, bout, gyre, set, game
反義：rectilineal, straight, undeviating, direct, squared
n. 痛苦;刻苦;令人厭煩的人[事物];身體某部分的疼痛[不適];
vt.& vi. （使）疼痛，（使）痛苦，傷害;
vt. 使…痛苦;使…煩惱;
vi. 感到疼痛;引起疼痛;
?? 我怕(pa)里面(in)會 痛苦 我(i)像熱鍋(pan)上的螞蟻很 痛苦 拍(pai)腦(n)殼很 痛
"The pain was almost more than he could bear."
這種痛苦幾乎使他無法忍受。
近義：hurt, ache, burn, sadden, torment, trouble
反義：hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
n. 思想;想法;關心;思索;
v. 想( think的過去式和過去分詞);思索;以為;認為;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反義：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling