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。
• 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 couldn't catch up with him.
  我撵不上他。
• He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
  他说了又说，我还是不懂。
• I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• 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？
• 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。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• 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。
• 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。