Coventry

英 [ˈkɒvəntri]

美 [ˈkʌvəntri]

n. 考文垂

BNC.5154

习惯用语

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

(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.

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。
I've been accepted at Coventry University, he says.
我已被考文垂大学录取了，他说。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Didn't she use to live in Coventry?
她从前是住在考文垂这地方吗？
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。
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。
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。