couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

I knew I couldn't take him on.
我清楚我斗不过他。
I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
我不能无限期地呆在那里。
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。
Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you
亲爱的内维尔，我真太为你高兴了。
But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
Couldn't I watch you do it?
让我看着你做行吗？
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。
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 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？
I couldn't condone what she was doing.
我无法容忍她在做的事。