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

• He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
  他说了又说，我还是不懂。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I couldn't trust him anymore
  我无法再相信他。
• 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 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。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• It couldn't be better.
  再好不过了。