一敗涂地,漢語成語,意思是徹底失敗,形容失敗到不可救藥的地步,可以翻譯為suffer a big [final/crushing] defeat; fall to the ground,或用英文俗語meet ones Waterloo表示,意思是to experience a final and resounding1 defeat.。
例句:
他的改革一敗涂地。
His reform collapsed2 all around him.
弱隊在冠軍賽中一敗涂地,以17:1輸給了聯賽中最好的球隊。
The underdog team met their Waterloo in the championship game and lost to the best team in the league 17-1.