Waterloo has since come to mean a disastrous defeat of any nature.

从此，滑铁卢成为所有损失惨重的败仗的代名词。

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In 1759, Frederick suffered a disastrous defeat at Kunersdorf, and it seemed that Prussia would inevitably be overcome by her Russian, Austrian and French opponents.

1759年，腓特烈惨败于库勒斯道夫，普鲁士看来难免被俄罗斯、奥地利、法兰西等敌国征服。

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The Roman cavalry came back from the pursuit of Hannibal's horse to turn what was already a defeat into a disastrous rout.

罗马骑兵在追逐汉尼拔的马队的归途中横扫残敌，使汉尼拔的这场败仗更是灾难性地溃不成军。 收藏。

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But Kipling wrote that he was honoring Dr. Leander Starr Jameson, who led a raid by the Brits in 1895 that resulted in disastrous defeat.

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