couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
我不能无限期地呆在那里。
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。
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？
He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
他说了又说，我还是不懂。
Couldn't I watch you do it?
让我看着你做行吗？
I couldn't tell if he had been in a fight or had just fallen down
我不知道他是和人家打架了，还是仅仅摔了一跤。
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 condone what she was doing.
我无法容忍她在做的事。
I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
我到处都找了，就是找不到他。