"coventry" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 考文垂（英国城市）- 冷落（惯用语：被冷落）

Definition

考文垂是英国的一个城市。在旧式英式英语中，“send to Coventry” 指故意疏远或冷落某人作为惩罚。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要是指英国城市名。“send to Coventry”是英式英语里的老习语，意思是集体冷落某人，现在很少用，只在文学或历史语境见到。不要将城市名和习语混淆。

Examples

Coventry is a large city in the West Midlands of England.

**考文垂**是英格兰西米德兰兹地区的一座大城市。

Many tourists visit Coventry every year.

每年有许多游客参观**考文垂**。

Coventry was heavily bombed during World War II.

**考文垂**在二战期间遭到严重轰炸。

After the argument, the whole team sent him to Coventry.

争吵之后，整个团队把他**冷落**了。

She felt like she was being sent to Coventry at her new job.

她觉得在新工作上被同事们**冷落**了。

Nobody spoke to Mark at the party; he was in Coventry all evening.

派对上没人和马克说话；他整个晚上都被**冷落**了。