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 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 couldn't get back to sleep.
  我再也睡不着了。
• 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。
• I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• 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。
• We couldn't stay out there in that desolation another day.
  在那个荒凉的地方我们一天也呆不下去了。
• But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
  可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
• Why couldn't he listen to her?
  他为什么不能听她的呢？