Waterloo, Battle of
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- a battle fought on 18 June 1815 near the village of Waterloo (in what is now Belgium), in which Napoleon's army was defeated by the British (under the Duke of Wellington) and Prussians. The allied pursuit caused Napoleon's army to disintegrate entirely, ending his bid to return to power.滑铁卢战役（1815年6月18日在滑铁卢村［位于现在的比利时境内］ 附近进行的一场战役, 拿破仑军队被英国军队［由威灵顿公爵率领］和普鲁士军队打败; 联盟军的追击使得拿破仑军队土崩瓦解, 也使拿破仑重掌权力的努力化为泡影）。
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- as noun a Waterloo a decisive defeat or failure决定性失败, 惨败：
the coach rued the absence of his top player as his team met their Waterloo.
球队惨遭大败, 教练对他一号主力队员缺席感到懊悔。