couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

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柯林斯词典

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。
Jamie e-mailed me to say he couldn't come
杰米给我发了电子邮件，说他不能来了。
I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
我不能无限期地呆在那里。
It couldn't be better.
再好不过了。
I couldn't get back to sleep.
我再也睡不着了。
Why couldn't he listen to her?
他为什么不能听她的呢？
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 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。
Why couldn't they call you plain Ann or Alice like the rest?
他们为什么不能像其他人一样，给你取个普普通通的安或艾丽斯的名字呢？
He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
他说了又说，我还是不懂。