couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

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。
I knew I couldn't take him on.
我清楚我斗不过他。
I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
Why couldn't he listen to her?
他为什么不能听她的呢？
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？
It couldn't be better.
再好不过了。
Water had fogged his diving mask and he couldn't remember how to clear it
水的雾气模糊了他的潜水镜，他却不记得该怎样除雾了。
I couldn't stay there indefinitely.
我不能无限期地呆在那里。
I couldn't trust him anymore
我无法再相信他。