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 couldn't be better.
  再好不过了。
• Why couldn't he listen to her?
  他为什么不能听她的呢？
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• I was a talentless spoiler. If I couldn't be good, why should they?
  我是个无能的捣乱分子。如果我做不好，他们有什么理由表现好呢？
• 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 couldn't get back to sleep.
  我再也睡不着了。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• 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。