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

• 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？
• 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。
• 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 had a cold and couldn't decide whether to go to work or not
  我感冒了，拿不定主意是否要去上班。
• Couldn't I watch you do it?
  让我看着你做行吗？
• 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 manage anything without you.
  没有你，我一事无成。
• I couldn't catch up with him.
  我撵不上他。
• I couldn't get back to sleep.
  我再也睡不着了。
• 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。