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 knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• Why couldn't he listen to her?
  他为什么不能听她的呢？
• I couldn't condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。
• 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。
• Auntie Hilda and Uncle Jack couldn't fuss over them enough.
  希尔达姨妈和杰克姨父对他们宠爱有加。
• 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？
• They put a screen in front of me so I couldn't see what was going on.
  他们在我面前竖了一面屏风，所以我看不到发生了什么事情。
• I couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• 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？
• Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you
  亲爱的内维尔，我真太为你高兴了。