Waterloo 详细解释
Waterloo
n.
1. 滑铁卢(比利时城镇; 一八一五年拿破仑军队大败之处)
2. 惨败; 致命的打击; 决定性的竞赛[C]
The world champion racing driver met his Waterloo at Le Mans.
在勒芒举行的赛车比赛中, 这位世界冠军遭到彻底失败。
3. 失败的原因, 祸根[C]
Her Waterloo was drug taking.
她因吸毒而把自己给毁了。
词形变化
名词复数：Waterloos
短语词组
meet one's Waterloo
1. 遭到惨败
During discussions with the trade unions the government met its Waterloo.
在与工会的辩论中, 政府遭到了惨败。
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WaterlooWaterloo英:[ˌwɔ:təˈlu:] 美:[ˌwɔtɚˈlu, ˌwɑtɚ-, ˈwɔtɚˌlu, ˈwɑtə-]n.1.滑铁卢,惨败,沃特卢(美国衣阿华州东北部城市),沃特卢(加拿大东南部城市)例句
1. his political Waterloo他政治上的惨败 2. The governor finally met his Waterloo [=was defeated] in the last election.这位州长在最后一轮选举中终遭失败。热门单词推荐
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