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
He's busy preparing for class.
他忙着准备功课。
To fall down
掉下
It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field.
雨下得很大，他们发现地上已经形成了一条小溪。