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.

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。
In2004, he studied in Coventry University, UK, receiving a Master's Degree of Communication Management.
年在英国考文垂大学学习，获通信管理硕士学位。
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。
Coventry Cathedral has modern architecture.
考文垂大教堂有着非常现代的建筑风格。
Black's transfer to an Italian football club came as a shock to Coventry cupporters.
布莱克转到意大利足球俱乐部使考文垂支持者大为震惊。
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。
Who is the labour candidate for Coventry north?
北考文垂的工党候选人是谁？
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。
I've been accepted at Coventry University, he says.
我已被考文垂大学录取了，他说。
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。