Waterloo

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE Online朗文 5++Wa·ter·loo /ˌwɔːtəˈluː◂ $ ˌwɔːtər-, ˌwɑː-/  1. the Battle of Waterloo an important battle fought in 1815 near Brussels, Belgium, in which the Duke of Wellington, leading the British and the Prussians, defeated Napoleon and the French. It was Napoleon’s final defeat, and he never regained power after this.2  meet your Waterloo to be finally defeated after a long period of success Despite widespread unpopularity, the party did not meet its Waterloo until the election of 1997.3. one of the main railway stations in London, just south of the River Thames. Trains from Waterloo go to the south and southwest of England.

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Waterloo
Wa‧ter‧loo /ˌwɔːtəˈluː◂ $ ˌwɔːtər-, ˌwɑː-/
1. the Battle of Waterloo an important battle fought in 1815 near Brussels, Belgium, in which the Duke of Wellington, leading the British and the Prussians, defeated Napoleon and the French. It was Napoleon’s final defeat, and he never regained power after this.
2. meet your Waterloo to be finally defeated after a long period of success:
    Despite widespread unpopularity, the party did not meet its Waterloo until the election of 1997.
3. one of the main railway stations in London, just south of the River Thames. Trains from Waterloo go to the south and southwest of England.

Water·looBrE /ˌwɔːtəˈluː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwɔːtərˈluː/ 🔊, /ˌwɑːtərˈluː/ 🔊 noun [singular] 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。🔊🔊 ORIGIN From 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。