couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

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。
Couldn't I watch you do it?
让我看着你做行吗？
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？
I knew I couldn't take him on.
我清楚我斗不过他。
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 had a cold and couldn't decide whether to go to work or not
我感冒了，拿不定主意是否要去上班。
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？
When I read this article, thoughts thronged my mind and I couldn't sleep.
读了这篇文章后，我浮想联翩，夜不能寐。
What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
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。