Tober-na-Dara (the well of tears) was so called because it
overflowed1 one time for a mile round, from the tears of the Irish wives and mothers who came there to weep for their fallen kindred, who had been
slain2 in a battle, fighting against Cromwell’s troopers of the English army.
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overflowed
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溢出的 |
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- Plates overflowed with party food. 聚会上的食物碟满盘盈。
- A great throng packed out the theater and overflowed into the corridors. 一大群人坐满剧院并且还有人涌到了走廊上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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slain
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杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) |
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- The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
- His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
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