couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

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 catch up with him.
  我撵不上他。
• 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 couldn't imagine why he would want to be alone with me
  我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。
• 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？
• Couldn't I watch you do it?
  让我看着你做行吗？
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• I couldn't condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。
• 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？
• I couldn't trust him anymore
  我无法再相信他。
• Jamie e-mailed me to say he couldn't come
  杰米给我发了电子邮件，说他不能来了。