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

• Didn't she use to live in Coventry?
  她从前是住在考文垂这地方吗？
• I took my first extra-mural course in 1948 in Coventry, even though I was working in Birmingham
  1948年我在考文垂第一次上校外课，虽然当时我在伯明翰工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Coventry schoolboy broke the record for his age during a charity bodybuilding event at the Standard Triumph Club in his hometown on Sunday.
  这个来自考文垂的男孩于上周日在其家乡标准胜利俱乐部举行的一次慈善健身活动中一举打破了12岁年龄组的举重纪录。
• 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。
• 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。
• The main line from London to coventry.
  从伦敦到考文垂的铁路干线。