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

• 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。
• Who is the labour candidate for Coventry north?
  北考文垂的工党候选人是谁？
• 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。
• 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。
• Southall was born in Coventry, UK and used his parents'home as a base for his adventures.
  索思豪尔出生在英国的考文垂，经常用父母的住所作为冒险活动中心。
• I've been accepted at Coventry University, he says.
  我已被考文垂大学录取了，他说。
• 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。
• 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。
• We sent him to Coventry for two weeks because he told the teacher who had broken the window.
  由于他告诉了老师谁打碎了玻璃，我们有两星期不理睬他。
• 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。