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

• We will make history and there will be no more coups in Thailand.
  我们将创造历史，泰国将不再发生政变。
• During its32 years of independence, Comoros has experienced several attempted secessions and more than a dozen coups or attempted coups, some of them led by foreign mercenaries.
  科摩罗在32年独立期间经历了几次预谋分离和大约10几次政变以及预谋政变，有些政变是外国雇佣军领导的。
• This is despite the fact that it has adopted 17 constitutions and suffered umpteen coups in its 76-year history as a constitutional monarchy.
  尽管在其76年的君主立宪制历史中，它已颁布了17部宪法，经历过无数次政变。
• That, plus infighting or palace coups inside the Kremlin, where Russia's real political competition takes place.
  如果再加上克林姆林宫内的明争暗斗和宫廷政变，一场真正意义上的政治竞争将会一发不可收拾。
• 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。
• Military coups in Thailand happen almost as often as American presidential elections.
  泰国的军事政变就像美国的总统大选一样频繁。
• For 63 years, through 10 successful coups, 16 constitutions and 27 prime ministers, he has remained the one neutral figure.
  阿杜德在位的63年里一直保持中立，期间经历了10次成功的政变，16部宪法和27位总理。
• 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。
• Should it be bankrolling coups in Latin America?
  美国是否应该资助拉美的政变？
• 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。