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

• If all else fails, there is always the army, an institution that has mounted 11 successful coups since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932.
  如果其它所有努力都告失败，总还有军队，自1932年绝对君主制结束以来，泰国军队已成功发动11次政变。
• Thailand has had eighteen coups or coup attempts since 1932.
  自1932年以来，泰国已发起了18次政变或蓄意政变。
• Finally, regular and credible elections are one of Latin America's greatest recent achievements, given its history of military coups.
  最后，鉴于拉丁美洲军事政变的历史，有公信力的定期选举，是该地区近来最大的成就之一。
• 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。
• 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。
• He felt comfortable amid Atlanta's historically black colleges and restaurants, far away from a succession of military coups and botched elections in Nigeria.
  他在亚特兰大历来以黑人为主的大学和餐馆如鱼得水，远离了尼日利亚一连串的军事政变和流产选举。
• 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。
• Unlike Thailand, presently under military rule, it is not prone to coups.
  与目前处于军事统治下的泰国不同，马来西亚很少发生政变。
• 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。
• 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。