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

• 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。
• I couldn't trust him anymore
  我无法再相信他。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
  可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• 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。