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

• That is why public-company shareholders put a lot of effort into monitoring managers and boards, who, even then, can be hard to control without resorting to boardroom coups and confrontation.
  即便如此，这些管理者和董事如不通过会务策略和对抗手段是难以管制的。
• Another argument against emerging markets is that they are too volatile and have unstable, unpredictable governments that leave them susceptible to coups or revolutions.
  另一个针对新兴市场的说法是：它们的波动性过大，政府有欠稳定且不可预期，这让它们容易受到政变或革命的影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Haiti has seen 32 coups during the over 200 years since it was independent.
  海地独立二百多年来，经历了32次政变。
• 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。
• There have been previous attempts at coups. We regard such methods as entirely unacceptable
  以前也有人试图发动政变。我们绝对不能接受这种做法。