couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

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柯林斯词典

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？
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。
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 condone what she was doing.
我无法容忍她在做的事。
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。
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。
He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
他说了又说，我还是不懂。