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waterloo

英[,wɔ:tə'lu:] 美
  • n. 滑铁卢(比利时城镇);比喻惨败,致命的打击

英英释意


1. a final crushing defeat;
"he met his Waterloo"
2. the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon