couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

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？
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。
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。
He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her
他想不通自己为什么过了那么长时间还没有和她联系。
It couldn't be better.
再好不过了。
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？
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。
Why couldn't he listen to her?
他为什么不能听她的呢？
Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you
亲爱的内维尔，我真太为你高兴了。