a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
a brilliant and notable success
双语例句
1. All senior officers involved in the coup will have to be removed.
所有参与政变的高级官员都将被免职。
来自柯林斯例句
2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.
高官们可能会策划一场政变来复辟独裁统治。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Mr Ben Bella was deposed in a coup in 1965.
本·贝拉先生在1965年的一次政变中被推翻。
来自柯林斯例句
5. A military guard was injured in the aborted coup.
一位哨兵在这次未遂政变中受伤。
来自柯林斯例句
用作名词 (n.)
He pulled off a spectacular coup. 他发动一次政变而获得成功。
The party staged a bloodless coup. 该政党发动了一起不流血的政变。
It was a major coup for us to get such a prestigious contract. 赢得如此漂亮的合同对我们来说是巨大的成功。
用作名词 (n.)
It would be quite a coup for you if you were appointed a member of the government. You'd really have power you want, then. 你要是被任命为政府成员,那对您是成功的一着,那时你肯定会掌握您想要的权力。