英语单词“counter-coup”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 counter-coup 释义 counter-coupnoun[C](alsocountercoup)uk

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• After anattemptedcounter-coupfailed, the Kingmovedto London in the 1970s.
• The leftwingcoupwasfollowedby abloodycounter-coupledby therightwing.
• Asuccessionofcoups, countercoups,wars, andrevolutionsmade theregionone of the mostvolatileareasin theworld.
• TheGenerallaughedoffrumoursof a countercoup.

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Taking action against people in power

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(Definition ofcounter-coupfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/counter-coup##