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 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 looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
• 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。
• He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
  他说了又说，我还是不懂。
• 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。
• 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。
• Water had fogged his diving mask and he couldn't remember how to clear it
  水的雾气模糊了他的潜水镜，他却不记得该怎样除雾了。