I reached for sleep and drew it round me like a blanket muffling pain and thought together in the merciful dark.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 毛毯，毯子;毯状物;厚的覆盖层;
adj. 总括的;全体的;无大差别的;
vt. 用毯覆盖;覆盖，掩盖;（规则等）适用于;
💡 blank=blanc白+et表名词→白色织物→毛毯，毯子，羊毛毯
"A firewall provides an essential security blanket for your computer network."
防火墙为计算机网络提供了基本安全保障。
近义：hush, appease, assuage, muzzle, placate, quiet
adj. 仁慈的，宽恕的，温和的，（情形）良好的，顺利的，（处罚）宽大的;
💡 merci=mercy同情+ful形容词后缀 → 仁慈的
"They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners."
他们要她对犯人慈悲为怀。
近义：lenient, pious, pitying, prayerful, saintly, softhearted
反义：relentless, rigid, rude, cruel
vi.& link-v. 睡，睡觉;
vi. 睡，睡觉;睡眠状态;
vt. 为…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡觉打发日子;
n. 睡眠;
💡 s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡觉 船(ship)上的她入睡（sleep）后像只绵羊（sheep）
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum
反义：awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness
adj. 圆形的;弧形的;丰满的，肥胖的;整数的;
adv. 到处;在周围;迂回地;朝反方向;
prep. 大约;绕过，环绕;（表示位置）在…四周;附近;
n. 圆，圆形;循环;圆形物，球状物;（会议的）一回合;
vt.& vi. 使成圆形;绕行;拐过，绕过;把…四舍五入;
💡 轻揉(rou) 圆脑(n)袋(d)
"She's a good all-round player."
她是个优秀的全能选手。
近义：circle, cycle, bout, gyre, set, game
反义：rectilineal, straight, undeviating, direct, squared
n. 痛苦;刻苦;令人厌烦的人[事物];身体某部分的疼痛[不适];
vt.& vi. （使）疼痛，（使）痛苦，伤害;
vt. 使…痛苦;使…烦恼;
vi. 感到疼痛;引起疼痛;
💡 我怕(pa)里面(in)会 痛苦 我(i)像热锅(pan)上的蚂蚁很 痛苦 拍(pai)脑(n)壳很 痛
"The pain was almost more than he could bear."
这种痛苦几乎使他无法忍受。
近义：hurt, ache, burn, sadden, torment, trouble
反义：hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling