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

• 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。
• 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 couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• 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？
• 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 looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
• 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 condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。
• I couldn't catch up with him.
  我撵不上他。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。