couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

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。
Couldn't I watch you do it?
让我看着你做行吗？
I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
我不能无限期地呆在那里。
Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.
这时候，我的心里像有个东西突然绷断了——我再也忍受不了啦。
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 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 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。
I couldn't trust him anymore
我无法再相信他。
When I read this article, thoughts thronged my mind and I couldn't sleep.
读了这篇文章后，我浮想联翩，夜不能寐。
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？