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

• He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her
  他想不通自己为什么过了那么长时间还没有和她联系。
• I couldn't get back to sleep.
  我再也睡不着了。
• I couldn't imagine why he would want to be alone with me
  我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。
• Jamie e-mailed me to say he couldn't come
  杰米给我发了电子邮件，说他不能来了。
• I couldn't trust him anymore
  我无法再相信他。
• I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• Why couldn't they call you plain Ann or Alice like the rest?
  他们为什么不能像其他人一样，给你取个普普通通的安或艾丽斯的名字呢？
• I couldn't catch up with him.
  我撵不上他。
• I couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。