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Water·looBrE /ˌwɔːtəˈluː/NAmE /ˌwɔːtərˈluː/, /ˌwɑːtərˈluː/ noun [sing.] sb's ~ a final defeat for sb 最终的失败；毁灭性打击◆This was the point at which he was to meet his Waterloo. 这就是他最终失败之处。 ORIGIN From the battle of Waterloo in 1815, in which the British (under the Duke of Wellington) and the Prussians finally defeated Napoleon. 源自 1815 年的滑铁卢战役。在那场战役中，英国人（在威灵顿公爵的率领下）和普鲁士人最终打败了拿破仑。 |