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 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。
• I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• I couldn't get back to sleep.
  我再也睡不着了。
• I couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• I couldn't trust him anymore
  我无法再相信他。
• 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 catch up with him.
  我撵不上他。
• But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
  可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
• 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？