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

• 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。
• Why couldn't he listen to her?
  他为什么不能听她的呢？
• I knew I couldn't take him on.
  我清楚我斗不过他。
• I couldn't manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• 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。
• 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？
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• It was pitch-dark in the room and I couldn't see a thing.
  房间里一片漆黑，我什么也看不见。
• 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。
• 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。