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

• Spain was briefly a Republic, from 1871 to 1873, a year in which a series of coups reinstalled the monarchy.
  西班牙在1871-1873年期间成立了一个短暂的共和国，但一系列的政变恢复其君主政权。
• The energy resources have also sparked conflict in countries such as Sudan and Nigeria, and have contributed to years of coups and political unrest.
  此外，能源资源是苏丹和尼日尼亚等国家地缘冲突的导火索，同时也是该地区长年发生政变和政治动荡的原因之一。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。