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 looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
• 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。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• It was pitch-dark in the room and I couldn't see a thing.
  房间里一片漆黑，我什么也看不见。
• Couldn't I watch you do it?
  让我看着你做行吗？
• 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 couldn't trust him anymore
  我无法再相信他。
• 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。
• 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 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。