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

• The main line from London to coventry.
  从伦敦到考文垂的铁路干线。
• I've been accepted at Coventry University, he says.
  我已被考文垂大学录取了，他说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Who is the labour candidate for Coventry north?
  北考文垂的工党候选人是谁？
• She was educated at her local school for three years before being sent away to boarding school in the nearby city of Coventry.
  她到附近的考文垂市上寄宿学校以前曾在当地的学校读过三年书。
• 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。