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coup de grace

/kooduh -grahs/US // kudə ˈgrɑs //

攻坚战,妙手回春,妙手偶得,妙计

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural coups de grâce [kooduh -grahs]. /kudə ˈgrɑs/. French.

    • : a death blow, especially one delivered mercifully to end suffering.
    • : any finishing or decisive stroke.

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Examples

  • In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.

  • They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.

  • Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.

  • But there is a big twist in this story that has left both Grace Castro and Lozoya frustrated and grasping for more answers.

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

  • Many of them were delicious in the role; one of them was the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm.

  • They ranged from moving trunks to cleaning cisterns, and, by grace of all of them, Sim was doing very well.

  • Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.

  • Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

  • She was growing a little stout, but it did not seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.