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 get back to sleep.
我再也睡不着了。
I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
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。
We couldn't stay out there in that desolation another day.
在那个荒凉的地方我们一天也呆不下去了。
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。
But why couldn't he tell me straight out?
可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我？
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。
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。
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？