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

• 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'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。
• 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 am skeptical as to how big a deal this really is, said Crawford Spence, an accounting professor at Warwick Business School in Coventry, England.
  我怀疑这件事究竟有多大影响，英格兰考文垂华威商学院（WarwickBusinessSchool）的会计学教授克劳福德·斯宾塞（CrawfordSpence）说。
• Many of the serious uses of virtual worlds were on show at a conference held in September at Coventry University in England.
  2007年9月在英国考文垂大学举行的会议论坛上展示了许多虚拟世界的真正用途。
• 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。
• Who is the labour candidate for Coventry north?
  北考文垂的工党候选人是谁？
• Coventry Cathedral has modern architecture.
  考文垂大教堂有着非常现代的建筑风格。
• 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。