Coventry

英 [ˈkɒvəntri]

美 [ˈkʌvəntri]

n.  考文垂

BNC.5154

习惯用语

n.

send sb to Coventry
• 拒绝与某人交谈，不理某人（作为惩罚）
  to refuse to speak to sb, as a way of punishing them for sth that they have done

柯林斯词典

• (作为惩罚)拒绝与某人交谈
  If peoplesendyouto Coventry, they avoid speaking to you whenever they meet you, as a way of punishing you for something that you have done.

双语例句

• It says this train is for Birmingham and Coventry only.
  上面说这火车只到伯明翰和考文垂。
• Lady Godiva rode naked through the empty streets of Coventry the next day.
  第二天葛黛瓦夫人一丝不挂骑着马穿过了空无一人的街道。
• Coventry was blitzed mercilessly during the second world war.
  二战期间考文垂被惨无人道地空袭过。
• The campus is linked by regular bus services to Coventry.
  校园与考文垂之间由班车连接起来。
• I'm in social Coventry through leaving the receiver off.
  停止使用无线电接收机，我好像被社会摈弃了。
• In2004, he studied in Coventry University, UK, receiving a Master's Degree of Communication Management.
  年在英国考文垂大学学习，获通信管理硕士学位。
• Southall was born in Coventry, UK and used his parents'home as a base for his adventures.
  索思豪尔出生在英国的考文垂，经常用父母的住所作为冒险活动中心。
• Black's transfer to an Italian football club came as a shock to Coventry cupporters.
  布莱克转到意大利足球俱乐部使考文垂支持者大为震惊。
• Godiva was the beautiful wife of the Lord of Coventry. She lived in the eleventh century.
  葛黛瓦是考文垂勋爵的漂亮太太。她生活在十一世纪。
• According to an old legend, the Lord taxed the people of Coventry heavily and unjustly.
  根据古老的传说，勋爵摊在考文垂人身上的税既重又不公平。