couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

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柯林斯词典

I couldn't get back to sleep.
我再也睡不着了。
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？
Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you
亲爱的内维尔，我真太为你高兴了。
Couldn't I watch you do it?
让我看着你做行吗？
It was pitch-dark in the room and I couldn't see a thing.
房间里一片漆黑，我什么也看不见。
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。
I couldn't condone what she was doing.
我无法容忍她在做的事。
I couldn't tell if he had been in a fight or had just fallen down
我不知道他是和人家打架了，还是仅仅摔了一跤。
It couldn't be better.
再好不过了。
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。