"send to coventry" 怎么发音
expression
ˈsɛnd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈkəvəntɹi
SEND tuh KUHV-en-tree
sˈɛnd/ /tˈuː/ /ˈkʌvəntri
SEND too KUHV-en-tree
释义
To deliberately ignore someone by not talking to them or interacting with them, usually as a group punishment or social exclusion.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈsɛnd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈkəvəntɹi
英式英语
sˈɛnd/ /tˈuː/ /ˈkʌvəntri
简化发音
美式
SEND tuh KUHV-en-tree
英式
SEND too KUHV-en-tree
语境中听
The whole class sent him to Coventry after he broke the rules.
If you keep lying, your friends might send you to Coventry.
She felt hurt when her colleagues sent her to Coventry at lunch.
After the argument, everyone just sent him to Coventry—no one would even say hello.