couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

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柯林斯词典

• ( could not 的常用口语形式)
  Couldn'tis the usual spoken form of 'could not'.

双语例句

• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• Auntie Hilda and Uncle Jack couldn't fuss over them enough.
  希尔达姨妈和杰克姨父对他们宠爱有加。
• Water had fogged his diving mask and he couldn't remember how to clear it
  水的雾气模糊了他的潜水镜，他却不记得该怎样除雾了。
• I couldn't get back to sleep.
  我再也睡不着了。
• I couldn't trust him anymore
  我无法再相信他。
• We couldn't stay out there in that desolation another day.
  在那个荒凉的地方我们一天也呆不下去了。
• I couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
  可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
• It was pitch-dark in the room and I couldn't see a thing.
  房间里一片漆黑，我什么也看不见。
• I had a cold and couldn't decide whether to go to work or not
  我感冒了，拿不定主意是否要去上班。