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

• Got a job bottle-washing at the brewery. I lasted a fortnight. I couldn't stick it
  我找了份在啤酒厂洗瓶子的工作。干了两星期，就再也受不了了。
• 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。
• But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
  可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
• 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。
• I couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• 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。
• Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you
  亲爱的内维尔，我真太为你高兴了。
• 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 stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
  他说了又说，我还是不懂。