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 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。
• 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。
• 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 explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
  他说了又说，我还是不懂。
• Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you
  亲爱的内维尔，我真太为你高兴了。
• It couldn't be better.
  再好不过了。
• 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？