Word · Frequency #9942
Waterloo
滑铁卢；惨败，致命的打击
核心释义
a final crushing defeat; also the battle of Waterloo (1815)
- 1.
遭遇强大对手或难题后显著且决定性的失败
Often in the term meet one's Waterloo: a notable and decisive defeat following an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult.
遭遇强大对手或难题后显著且决定性的失败；滑铁卢；(喻)惨败；(喻)致命的打击；决定性的竞赛
用法In use
The candidate's scandal became his political Waterloo, ending his career.
用法提示：Waterloo 在此比喻为重大的失败，特指政治生涯的终结。
The defending champion met his Waterloo in the semifinals, losing to an unknown player.
用法提示：Waterloo 用于体育比赛，形容出乎意料的惨败。
For the overconfident manager, the failed product launch was a personal Waterloo.
用法提示：Waterloo 指个人事业上的决定性挫折，强调惨痛教训。
meet one's Waterloo
固定短语，表示遭遇决定性失败，源自拿破仑滑铁卢战役。
The champion finally met his Waterloo in the final match.
这位冠军在决赛中终于遭遇了惨败。
a Waterloo
可数名词，泛指任何惨败或致命打击。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- meet one's Waterloo
- 遭遇滑铁卢；遭到惨败
- The team met their Waterloo in the championship game.那支球队在冠军赛中遭遇了滑铁卢。
- suffer a Waterloo
- 遭受惨败
- The company suffered a Waterloo in the market due to poor strategy.由于策略失误，该公司在市场上遭受了惨败。
- a personal Waterloo
- 个人的惨败
- The scandal proved to be his personal Waterloo.那场丑闻成了他个人的惨败。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- meet one's Waterloo
- 遭遇滑铁卢；惨败
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将waterloo拆为water和loo（英式俚语“厕所”），想象厕所里满地是水，滑倒惨败。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical battles、idiomatic expressions、competitive defeats 通常用于比喻‘惨败’或指代滑铁卢战役，比较常见于正式或书面语中。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与a连用，表示‘惨败’
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /uː/ sound with the final syllable of 'waterloo'. However, note that 'water' (spelled similarly at the start) is pronounced /ˈwɔːtə/, and 'loom' (ending similar) is /luːm/, with an additional consonant.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.