coup
英 [kuː]
美 [kuː]
n. 政变; 努力办到难办的事
Collins.3 / BNC.3894 / COCA.4514
牛津词典
noun
- 政变
a sudden, illegal and often violent, change of government- He seized power in a military coup in 1997.
他在 1997 年的军事政变中夺取了政权。 - to stage/mount a coup
发动政变 - an attempted coup
政变未遂 - a failed/an abortive coup
失败的 / 流产的政变 - She lost her position in a boardroom coup (= a sudden change of power among senior managers in a company) .
她在董事会的人事突变中失去了职位。
- He seized power in a military coup in 1997.
- 努力办到难办的事
the fact of achieving sth that was difficult to do- Getting this contract has been quite a coup for us.
把这份合同争取到手让我们费了很大力气。
- Getting this contract has been quite a coup for us.
柯林斯词典
- 政变
When there is acoup, a group of people seize power in a country.- ...a military coup...
军事政变 - 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。
- ...a military coup...
- 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.- 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。 - 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。
- The sale is a big coup for the auction house...
英英释义
noun
- a brilliant and notable success
- a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
双语例句
- That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.
那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。 - There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.
风雨飘摇的政府已经遭到了7次未遂政变的打击。 - The President was on holiday when the coup was launched.
政变发动时,总统正在度假。 - A military guard was injured in the aborted coup.
一位哨兵在这次未遂政变中受伤。 - He was accused of being the main instigator of the coup.
他被指控为这场政变的主谋。 - The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government
法国政府对海地政变表示谴责,并要求恢复合法政府的地位。 - Her position as national leader has been weakened by persistent fears of another coup attempt
由于人们一直担心会再次发生政变,她的国家领导人地位被削弱了。 - Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup
军队的一些指挥官在犹豫是否支持政变。 - At the White House, U.S. officials said they had some advance warning of the coup attempt.
在白宫,美国官员们说他们曾事先接到政变警告。 - He was the prime mover behind the coup
他是这次政变的幕后指使人。