coups

英 [kuː]

美 [kuz]

n.  政变; 努力办到难办的事
coup的复数

柯林斯词典

• 政变
  When there is acoup, a group of people seize power in a country.
  1. ...a military coup...
     军事政变
  2. They were sentenced to death for their part in April's coup attempt.
     他们因参与了4月份的政变而被判处死刑。
• 了不起的成就;成功之举
  Acoupis an achievement which is thought to be especially good because it was very difficult.
  1. The sale is a big coup for the auction house...
     这笔交易是该拍卖行的一大成功之举。
  2. Regency Opera have scored something of a coup by persuading her to undertake the role.
     雷根希歌剧院说服她扮演这一角色从而取得了巨大成功。

双语例句

• But there is every chance that his years of good living could prove a more imminent threat to the regime than internal coups and bombers.
  但相对于国内政变和爆炸袭击，他多年锦衣玉食的生活可能是对朝鲜政权更直接的威胁。
• Fiji has coups, the Solomons has scandals, and almost all have struggling economies.
  斐济发生政变，所罗门群岛出现丑闻，而且这些国家的经济形势几乎都是举步维艰。
• Beginning in1960 a series of coups d'etat were attempted, and in reaction his rule became increasingly despotic.
  在1960年开始了一系列的政变企图是，在他统治的反应变得越来越专制。
• As I've written before, Thailand has traditionally weathered coups and political instability quite well.
  正如笔者之前所写，泰国曾成功渡过多次政变和政治动荡。
• The country's apparently troubled political history of serial coups and quick-vanishing constitutions, say its many admirers, is not as bad as it appears.
  仰慕者表示，连续的政变和稍现即逝的宪法让这个国家的政治史显得问题重重，但实际上并不像看起来那么糟糕。
• In truth the king has always been capable of showing his displeasure at coups when it suited him, by rallying troops or by dragging his feet in accepting their outcome.
  事实上通过召集军队或者拖延他认可政变结果的时间，国王早已能够在他觉得合适的时候表达对政变的不满。
• Guinea Bissau has a history of coups and coup attempts.
  几内亚比绍历来有政变和企图政变的传统。
• Should it be bankrolling coups in Latin America?
  美国是否应该资助拉美的政变？
• For Pakistan to break this vicious circle, it needs an army that renounces coups, come what may.
  巴基斯坦需要一支在任何情况下都不会政变的军队才有可能打破这个恶性循环。
• Experts say it is essential that companies have contingency plans for everything from terrorist attacks or coups abroad to the arrest of staff.
  专家表示，对于各种突发事件，从恐怖袭击或外国政变到员工被捕等，公司都要有应急计划，这很重要。