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。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• Couldn't I watch you do it?
  让我看着你做行吗？
• I couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
• Why couldn't they call you plain Ann or Alice like the rest?
  他们为什么不能像其他人一样，给你取个普普通通的安或艾丽斯的名字呢？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。