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。
• He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
  他说了又说，我还是不懂。
• I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
• Got a job bottle-washing at the brewery. I lasted a fortnight. I couldn't stick it
  我找了份在啤酒厂洗瓶子的工作。干了两星期，就再也受不了了。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• Why couldn't he listen to her?
  他为什么不能听她的呢？
• 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？
• But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
  可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
• 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。
• 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。