Definition of Coventry in English:

Coventry

proper nounˈkɒv(ə)ntriˈkʌv(ə)ntri

An industrial city in the west Midlands of England; population 271,100 (est. 2009).
考文垂（英格兰中西部的一个工业城市，2009年估计人口271, 100）

Phrases

send someone to Coventry

Refuse to associate with or speak to someone.
〈主英〉拒绝与某人交往；拒绝与某人说话
some people ignore and send to Coventry individuals they disapprove of
Example sentencesExamples
- He's obviously intrigued but trying hard not to sound too keen in case the other fogeys at the paper send him to Coventry.
- Jesse apologised to me for lying to me and I apologised to him for having sent him to Coventry for two days.
- She was secretly filmed by colleagues, who then sent her to Coventry during a campaign of victimisation.
- He is a man who would send you to Coventry for five days if you made a remark about Stalin.
- You don't necessarily have to send them to Coventry, you don't have to physically remove themselves from yourself.
Synonyms
ostracize, exclude, shun, spurn, cold-shoulder, give someone the cold shoulder, reject, repudiate, boycott, blackball, blacklist, cast off, cast out, shut out, avoid, ignore, snub, cut dead, keep at arm's length, leave out in the cold, bar, ban, debar, banish, exile, expel
avoid, evade, eschew, steer clear of, shy away from, fight shy of, recoil from, keep away from, keep one's distance from, give a wide berth to, have nothing to do with, leave alone, not touch

Definition of Coventry in US English:

Coventry

proper noun

1An industrial city in central England; population 271,100 (est. 2009).
考文垂（英格兰中西部的一个工业城市，2009年估计人口271, 100）
2A city in central Rhode Island, a southwestern suburb of Providence; population 34,660 (est. 2008).

单词	Coventry
释义	Definition of Coventry in English: Coventry proper nounˈkɒv(ə)ntriˈkʌv(ə)ntri An industrial city in the west Midlands of England; population 271,100 (est. 2009). 考文垂（英格兰中西部的一个工业城市，2009年估计人口271, 100） Phrases send someone to Coventry Refuse to associate with or speak to someone. 〈主英〉拒绝与某人交往；拒绝与某人说话 some people ignore and send to Coventry individuals they disapprove of Example sentencesExamples He's obviously intrigued but trying hard not to sound too keen in case the other fogeys at the paper send him to Coventry. Jesse apologised to me for lying to me and I apologised to him for having sent him to Coventry for two days. She was secretly filmed by colleagues, who then sent her to Coventry during a campaign of victimisation. He is a man who would send you to Coventry for five days if you made a remark about Stalin. You don't necessarily have to send them to Coventry, you don't have to physically remove themselves from yourself. Synonyms ostracize, exclude, shun, spurn, cold-shoulder, give someone the cold shoulder, reject, repudiate, boycott, blackball, blacklist, cast off, cast out, shut out, avoid, ignore, snub, cut dead, keep at arm's length, leave out in the cold, bar, ban, debar, banish, exile, expel avoid, evade, eschew, steer clear of, shy away from, fight shy of, recoil from, keep away from, keep one's distance from, give a wide berth to, have nothing to do with, leave alone, not touch name.1 phr. Definition of Coventry in US English: Coventry proper noun 1An industrial city in central England; population 271,100 (est. 2009). 考文垂（英格兰中西部的一个工业城市，2009年估计人口271, 100） 2A city in central Rhode Island, a southwestern suburb of Providence; population 34,660 (est. 2008).
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