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"send to coventry" in Chinese (Simplified)

孤立某人排挤

Definition

故意不与某人交谈或互动,通常作为群体惩罚或社会排斥的一种方式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

英式表达,语气较正式,用于团体有意识地集体忽视某人。类似'冷落',不指身体上的排斥。

Examples

The whole class sent him to Coventry after he broke the rules.

全班在他违反规定后**孤立了他**。

If you keep lying, your friends might send you to Coventry.

如果你继续撒谎,朋友们可能会**孤立你**。

She felt hurt when her colleagues sent her to Coventry at lunch.

午餐时她被同事们**孤立了**,她感到很难过。

After the argument, everyone just sent him to Coventry—no one would even say hello.

争吵之后,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**,但她的行为让人别无选择。

He joked that being sent to Coventry was worse than being scolded.

他开玩笑说,被**孤立**比被批评还难受。