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 manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• 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。
• I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• I couldn't condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。
• Why couldn't he listen to her?
  他为什么不能听她的呢？
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• 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。
• 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？