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

• But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
  可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
• 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。
• He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
  他说了又说，我还是不懂。
• 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 stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• They put a screen in front of me so I couldn't see what was going on.
  他们在我面前竖了一面屏风，所以我看不到发生了什么事情。
• Why couldn't he listen to her?
  他为什么不能听她的呢？
• Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.
  这时候，我的心里像有个东西突然绷断了——我再也忍受不了啦。
• 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。