couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

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。
What a pity you couldn't come here yesterday!
昨天你不能来，这真是件憾事！
I couldn't catch up with him.
我撵不上他。
It couldn't be better.
再好不过了。
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 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。
I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
Couldn't I watch you do it?
让我看着你做行吗？
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。
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。