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coup d'etat

/koo dey-tah; French koo dey-ta/US // ˌku deɪˈtɑ; French ku deɪˈta //

政变

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural coups d'é·tat [koo dey-tahz; French koo dey-ta]. /ˌku deɪˈtɑz; French ku deɪˈta/.

    • : a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.

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  • “Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.

  • As it happened, the coup members found the State House “fortified with additional soldiers.”

  • Most coup members “lived in the diaspora in the United States and Germany,” Faal said.

  • That Stone would slander the democratic, pro-Western, EuroMaidan revolution as a CIA coup is no surprise.

  • I take calcium and vitamin D supplements, but prescription medications are generally only for women in menopause.

  • C was a Captain, all covered with lace; D was a drunkard, and had a red face.

  • D'o l'on peut aussy veoir, quelle esperance il y a de planter une belle chrestient par tels evangelistes.

  • Neither of us spoke again, and at length the squat log buildings of Pend d' Oreille loomed ahead of us in the night.

  • Le lendemain matin, un coup de vent l'emporta tout seul dehors de la chaloupe dans les vagues, et jamais depuis, n'est apparu.

  • My coup-d'œil assured me that it was practicable to give to this feature the character of a projecting under-jaw.