"waterloo" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈwɔtɝˌɫu

WAW-ter-loo

UK

wˈɔːtəlˌuː

waw-tuh-LOO

释义

A 'waterloo' is a decisive defeat or failure, often in a situation where someone was expected to succeed. It originally refers to the Battle of Waterloo, where Napoleon was finally defeated.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈwɔtɝˌɫu

英式英语

wˈɔːtəlˌuː

简化发音

美式

WAW-ter-loo

英式

waw-tuh-LOO

语境中听

Napoleon met his Waterloo in 1815.

Losing the big game was their waterloo.

For many students, difficult exams can be a waterloo.

After years of success, the old company finally hit its waterloo when the market changed.