couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

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• ( 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 condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。
• 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 get back to sleep.
  我再也睡不着了。
• What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
  昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
• I couldn't trust him anymore
  我无法再相信他。
• 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。
• 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 looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
  我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
• But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
  可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？