Waterloo
n. 滑铁卢(比利时城镇);比喻惨败,致命的打击
例句
The building is a commemoration of the battle of Waterloo.
这座房子是滑铁卢战役纪念馆。
《新英汉大辞典》
Richard Long's A Line Made By Walking, however, involved nothing more strenuous than a 20-minute train ride from Waterloo.
然而,理查德·朗的《行走的路线》并不比从滑铁卢坐20分钟火车更费力。
This was the point at which he was to meet his Waterloo.
这将会是他最终失败之处。
《牛津词典》