couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

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柯林斯词典

What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
I couldn't get back to sleep.
我再也睡不着了。
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 couldn't imagine why he would want to be alone with me
我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。
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 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。
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。
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。
Couldn't I watch you do it?
让我看着你做行吗？