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 got the part simply'cos of his loud voice.
他获得了一次演出的机会仅仅是因为他的声音洪亮。
Having a sense of appreciation for all the people will keep us going on in business.
对所有人都抱一份感恩的心情会使我们的生意长盛不衰。
I don't think there are. But there are more men than women scientists. And more men than women are heads of companies.
我想没有。但是，男科学家比女科学家多。而且，各公司的负责人中，男人要比女人多。