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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Zimbabwe took one gold and three bronze medals in women's swimming, all by Kirsty Coventry in the100-and200-meter events.
津巴布韦在女子100米和200米游泳比赛中夺得1枚金牌和3枚铜牌。 - Coventry Cathedral has modern architecture.
考文垂大教堂有着非常现代的建筑风格。 - 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。 - 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。 - Let's aim for Coventry first, and then we'll have a look at the map.
让我们先以考文垂为目标，然后再看一下地图。