日常英語 meet one's Waterloo 一敗涂地

“一敗涂地”，漢語成語，意思是徹底失敗，形容失敗到不可收拾的地步，可以翻譯為“suffer a big [final/crushing] defeat; fall to the ground”，或用英文俗語“meet one's Waterloo”表示，意思是“to experience a final and resounding defeat.”。

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例句：

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他的改革一敗涂地。

His reform collapsed all around him.

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弱隊(duì)在冠軍賽中一敗涂地，以17:1輸給了聯(lián)賽中最好的球隊(duì)。

The underdog team met their Waterloo in the championship game and lost to the best team in the league 17-1.