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。
• 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。
• I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
• Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you
  亲爱的内维尔，我真太为你高兴了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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？
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！