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
- 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。 - Coventry Cathedral has modern architecture.
考文垂大教堂有着非常现代的建筑风格。 - Zimbabwe took one gold and three bronze medals in women's swimming, all by Kirsty Coventry in the100-and200-meter events.
津巴布韦在女子100米和200米游泳比赛中夺得1枚金牌和3枚铜牌。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Who is the labour candidate for Coventry north?
北考文垂的工党候选人是谁? - 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。