couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

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。
Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.
这时候，我的心里像有个东西突然绷断了——我再也忍受不了啦。
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。
We couldn't stay out there in that desolation another day.
在那个荒凉的地方我们一天也呆不下去了。
What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
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 get back to sleep.
我再也睡不着了。
He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her
他想不通自己为什么过了那么长时间还没有和她联系。
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？