He did all right in the oral exam, but met his Waterloo in the written one.
他口试考得还可以,但笔试却是一败涂地。
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It looks as though they have been defeated, but they may have something up their sleeve.
看起来他们好像一败涂地, 但说不定他们有锦囊妙计.
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威尔逊当选了, 那两兄弟却遭到了惨败 -- 事实上是一败涂地, 弄得晦气不堪,没人理睬.
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Even with such handicaps he could be relied on run the most prosperous enterprise the ground.
不过,尽管有种种不利条件,人们还是认为他有能耐把最兴旺的企业办得一败涂地.
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Weak or vulnerable point; fault , esp in sb's character, which can lead to his downfall.
致命弱点; (尤指某人个性中可导致一败涂地的)缺陷.
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