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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I couldn't condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。
• Got a job bottle-washing at the brewery. I lasted a fortnight. I couldn't stick it
  我找了份在啤酒厂洗瓶子的工作。干了两星期，就再也受不了了。
• I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
  我不能无限期地呆在那里。
• I couldn't trust him anymore
  我无法再相信他。
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• I couldn't imagine why he would want to be alone with me
  我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。