Meet one's waterloo
遭到惨败
🧩 词语组成解析
meet
[mit]
vt.& vi. 相遇;相识;开会;接触（某物）;
vt. 满足;支付;迎接;经历（常指不愉快的事）;
n. 运动会，体育比赛;猎狐运动（尤其英式英语）;
adj. 适当的;合适的;恰当的;
a. 人们的；自己的
Waterloo
[[ˌwɔ:tə'lu:]]
n. 滑铁卢, (喻)惨败, (喻)致命的打击, 决定性的竞赛
🗣️ 情景例句
She'll be back around 2:30.
大概两点半会回来。
I really should be on my way.
我真的该告辞了。
Oddly shaped forms that are suspended form the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.
人们所熟悉的是悬挂在天花板上、造型奇特、随风飘荡的雕塑品。