单词 | Waterloo |
释义 | 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。ORIGINFrom 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。 |
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