couldn't

英 [ˈkʊdnt]

美 [ˈkʊdnt]

could not 的常用口语形式

Collins.5

柯林斯词典

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。
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？
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。
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。
I looked everywhere. I couldn't find him.
我到处都找了，就是找不到他。
Couldn't I watch you do it?
让我看着你做行吗？
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。
I couldn't trust him anymore
我无法再相信他。
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。
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。