couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

I couldn't trust him anymore
我无法再相信他。
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 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。
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。
Why couldn't he listen to her?
他为什么不能听她的呢？
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。
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。
Auntie Hilda and Uncle Jack couldn't fuss over them enough.
希尔达姨妈和杰克姨父对他们宠爱有加。
I knew I couldn't take him on.
我清楚我斗不过他。