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单词 waterless pit
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waterless pit

noun
(A situation causing) great sorrow or distress.
  • With allusion to Zechariah 9:11, ‘Thou also thorow the bloude of thy couenaunt shalt let thy presoners out of the pytte, wherin is no water’ (Coverdale), which is usually understood as a metaphorical reference to the Babylonian captivity..

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Northbrooke (fl. 1567–1589), Church of England clergyman and author.

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