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。
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！
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。
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。
They put a screen in front of me so I couldn't see what was going on.
他们在我面前竖了一面屏风，所以我看不到发生了什么事情。
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。
I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
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。
Why couldn't he listen to her?
他为什么不能听她的呢？