每日一词【756】coup：政变

今天我们要学的词是coup¹。 "Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was ousted² in a coup," 洪都拉斯总统塞拉亚在政变中被赶下台。"It was the first successful military coup against a president in Central America since the Cold War," 这是冷战结束以来中美洲地区首次成功推翻总统的军事政变。

不久前，土耳其媒体报料说，土耳其军方正在策划政变。"Turkey's army chief went on the counter-offensive last Friday, denouncing the coup allegations as a smear³ campaign," 土耳其军方最高领导人上星期五发动反攻，批评有关军方策划政变的指责是造谣中伤。好的，今天我们学习的词是coup...

1 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

2 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

3 smear   

v.涂抹；诽谤，玷污；n.污点；诽谤，污蔑

参考例句：

• He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。
• There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。