coup
noun /kuː/
/kuː/
(plural coups
/kuːz/
/kuːz/
)- (also coup d’état)a sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent
政变 - He seized power in a military coup in 2008.
他在 2008 年的军事政变中夺取了政权。 - to stage/mount a coup
发动政变 - He was sentenced to death for his part in the attempted coup.
他因参与未遂政变被判处死刑。 - 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。
Topics War and conflictc1, Politicsc1- The coup was immediately put down and the plotters were shot.
政变立即被镇压下去，密谋者被击毙。 - a coup against the president
企图推翻总统的政变 - an army coup against the president
企图推翻总统的军事政变 - Months of unrest in the company led to a boardroom coup that saw four directors voted out.
公司数月的动荡导致董事会人事突变，四名董事出局。 - The regime was overthrown in a bloodless coup led by young army officers.
该政权被青年军官发动的不流血政变推翻了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abortive
- attempted
- failed
- …
- launch
- mount
- stage
- …
- attempt
- plot
- leader
- …
- coup against
- He seized power in a military coup in 2008.
- the fact of achieving something that was difficult to do
努力办到难办的事 - 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。 - He pulled off a major diplomatic coup by winning agreement from all the warring factions on a permanent ceasefire.
说服交战各方同意签署永久停火协议是他在外交上取得的重大成就。
- He managed to pull off a major diplomatic coup.
他设法赢得了一次重大的外交成功。 - Winning that contract was her greatest coup.
赢得那份合同是她最大的成就。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- major
- …
- pull off
- score
- Getting this contract has been quite a coup for us.
词源late 18th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin colpus ‘blow’ from Greek kolaphos ‘blow with the fist’.