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
- In 1940, during World War Two, German planes destroyed most of the English town of Coventry.
1940年的这一天,德国战机在二战期间几乎摧毁英国的考文垂市。 - The game took place at Cobham on Tuesday with the opposition provided by Coventry City's reserves.
这场比赛是星期二在科巴姆训练基地进行的,对手是考文垂预备队。 - 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。 - They punished me by sending me to Coventry for the rest of the summer holiday.
他们在暑假剩下的日子里以不跟我讲话来惩罚我。 - 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。 - But doctors at University Hospital Coventry were stunned when Mrs Osborn's test results came back negative.
但是当得知奥斯本夫人的检验结果是阴性的时候,考文垂大学医院的医生们都大吃一惊。 - Let's aim for Coventry first, and then we'll have a look at the map.
让我们先以考文垂为目标,然后再看一下地图。 - Sat September 3rd The youth team travels up in the morning to Coventry and draws 1-1.
9月3日星期六今日早晨青年队前往考文垂比赛并1-1握手言和。 - I've been accepted at Coventry University, he says.
我已被考文垂大学录取了,他说。 - He asked me in the pub if I was a native, so I confessed I was from coventry, not a local girl.
他在酒店里问我是不是本地人,我承认我是从考文垂来的,不是本地女孩。