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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Should it be bankrolling coups in Latin America?
  美国是否应该资助拉美的政变？
• 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。