"send to coventry" in Chinese (Traditional)
孤立某人排擠
Definition
故意不與某人交談或互動，通常作為羣體懲罰或社交排斥的一種方式。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
英式表達，語氣較正式，用於團體有意集體忽視某人。類似「冷落」，不指實際排斥。
Examples
The whole class sent him to Coventry after he broke the rules.
全班在他違反規定後**孤立了他**。
If you keep lying, your friends might send you to Coventry.
如果你繼續撒謊，朋友們可能會**孤立你**。
She felt hurt when her colleagues sent her to Coventry at lunch.
午餐時她被同事們**孤立了**，她感到很難過。
After the argument, everyone just sent him to Coventry—no one would even say hello.
爭吵之後，大家都**孤立了他**，甚至都不打招呼。
Nobody wanted to send her to Coventry, but her actions left them no choice.
大家本不想**孤立她**，但她的行為讓人別無選擇。
He joked that being sent to Coventry was worse than being scolded.
他開玩笑說，被**孤立**比被罵還難受。