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 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。
He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
他说了又说，我还是不懂。
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。
What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
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 looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
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。
It was pitch-dark in the room and I couldn't see a thing.
房间里一片漆黑，我什么也看不见。
Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you
亲爱的内维尔，我真太为你高兴了。