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

• 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？
• 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。
• He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
  他说了又说，我还是不懂。
• I couldn't get back to sleep.
  我再也睡不着了。
• I couldn't trust him anymore
  我无法再相信他。
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• 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。
• 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。