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。
• 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 couldn't be better.
  再好不过了。
• 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。
• 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。
• I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• 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。
• 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。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。