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

• 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。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• It couldn't be better.
  再好不过了。
• He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
  他说了又说，我还是不懂。
• I couldn't get back to sleep.
  我再也睡不着了。
• I couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• 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。
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• 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。
• I couldn't condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。