waterloo

waterloo

英 [,wɔ:tə'lu:]
　　美

n. 滑鐵盧（比利時城鎮）；比喻慘敗，致命的打擊

中文詞源：

Waterloo 滑鐵盧，慘敗

佈魯塞爾村莊名，1815年拿破侖兵敗之地，引申詞義慘敗。其字面意思即水中樹林。

例句：

1. Trains will operate from Waterloo with a pick-up stop at Ashford.
火車從滑鐵盧站出發，途中會在阿什福德站停靠上人。

2. He became a ticket collector at Waterloo Station.
他在滑鐵盧車站當上瞭一名檢票員。

3. the battle of Waterloo
滑鐵盧戰役

4. This was the point at which he was to meet his Waterloo .
這將會是他最終失敗之處。

5. The site of the battle of Waterloo is in Belgium.
滑鐵盧戰場的遺址在比利時.