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
- 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。 - Who is the labour candidate for Coventry north?
北考文垂的工党候选人是谁? - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The main line from London to coventry.
从伦敦到考文垂的铁路干线。 - 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。 - I've been accepted at Coventry University, he says.
我已被考文垂大学录取了,他说。 - 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。