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 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。
• 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 he listen to her?
  他为什么不能听她的呢？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 couldn't stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you
  亲爱的内维尔，我真太为你高兴了。
• 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？