couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

I couldn't manage anything without you.
没有你，我一事无成。
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。
I couldn't condone what she was doing.
我无法容忍她在做的事。
I couldn't get back to sleep.
我再也睡不着了。
It couldn't be better.
再好不过了。
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？
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 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？
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。