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

• 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。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• It couldn't be better.
  再好不过了。
• I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• Couldn't I watch you do it?
  让我看着你做行吗？
• 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 couldn't condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。
• 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？
• 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。