coup
noun [ C ] uk/kuː/ us/kuː/
(SUCCESS)
意想不到的成功
an unexpectedly successful achievement
It was a tremendous coup for the local paper to get an exclusive interview with Prince Charles. 当地报纸能独家采访到查尔斯王子是破天荒的成功。
I got him to come to a party, which was something of a coup. 我说服了他来参加聚会，实属意外之得。
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- Their story about the princess was a real coup.
- Winning the helicopter contract was a real coup for him.
- Getting the chief executive job was a real coup for Jennifer.
(TAKE POWER)
C2 (also coup d'état, uk/ˌkuː.deɪˈtɑː/ us/ˌkuː.deɪˈtɑː/ plural coups d'état)政变;（尤指）军事政变
a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army
a military coup 军事政变