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
- 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。 - Didn't she use to live in Coventry?
她从前是住在考文垂这地方吗? - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Coventry was blitzed mercilessly during the second world war.
二战期间考文垂被惨无人道地空袭过。 - 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 main line from London to coventry.
从伦敦到考文垂的铁路干线。 - 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。