Waterloo

• n. 滑铁卢（地名）
• n. 惨败

英英释义

Noun:

1. a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

2. a final crushing defeat;

   "he met his waterloo"
   

3. the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. This painting depicts the Battle of Waterloo.
   这幅画描绘了滑铁卢战役。

用作名词 (n.)

1. She met her waterloo on that day.
   在那一天她遭到了惨败。
2. During discussion with the Trade Union the government meets its waterloo.
   在与工会的辩论中，政府遭到了惨败。

词汇搭配

• meet one's Waterloo 遭到惨败

近反义词

【近义词】

• Battle of Waterloo 滑铁卢战役