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linger

/lˈɪŋɡɜr/B2

苟延残喘 / 拖延 (v.)

指「继续存活或留存，但状态奄奄一息」。瑟曦在这里形容重伤的布兰「在痛苦中苟活」，听着很残忍。

-What do you mean? -The Maester says the boy may live.

It's no mercy, letting a child linger in such pain.

Only the gods know for certain. All the rest of us can do is pray.