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

• 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？
• Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you
  亲爱的内维尔，我真太为你高兴了。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• I couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• I couldn't get back to sleep.
  我再也睡不着了。
• 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。
• Couldn't I watch you do it?
  让我看着你做行吗？
• 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 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。