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！
• 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。
• 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 stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
• It couldn't be better.
  再好不过了。
• I couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• I was a talentless spoiler. If I couldn't be good, why should they?
  我是个无能的捣乱分子。如果我做不好，他们有什么理由表现好呢？
• I couldn't catch up with him.
  我撵不上他。
• 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。