
英:/''kʊdnt/ 美:/''kudnt/
v. 不能(等于could not)
I couldn't find my keys this morning.
今天早上 我不能找到我的鑰匙了
Thank you all for all of the wonderful support. I couldn't have done it without you!
感謝大家的大力支持。沒有你們,我不可能做到!
We couldn't find enough interested students, so we had to cancel the art class.
我們找不到足夠數量感興趣的學生,所以隻能取消美術課了。
The facilities at this gym are so complete, you couldn't ask for more!
這個健身房的設施很完備,你别無他求!
Our car couldn't get any traction on the sand and we had to call a tow truck.
車在沙灘上沒什麼摩擦力,我們需要叫一輛拖車。
As the only person who couldn't speak French at the party, I felt a bit alienated
作為聚會上唯一一個不說法語的人,我感覺有點不合群。
The bachelor loved dating various women, but would always break up with them when they couldn't fit his present needs.
這個單身漢喜歡和不同的女人約會,但是一旦她們不能滿足他現有的需求就會和她們分手。
I couldn't get my homework done because it was really hard.
我作業做不完了,實在太難了。
I couldn't open the window last night, it was frozen closed!
昨晚我沒法打開窗戶。都凍住了!
After her fiancé cheated on her, she couldn't stick with him anymore.
她未婚夫出軌後,她就無法跟他繼續下去了。
A: Starbucks is overrated. B: Couldn't have said it better myself.
A:星巴克也不怎麼樣啊。 B:你說的太對了。
Because I'm nearsighted, I couldn't see the door to the building and walked too far.
因為我近視,沒看到大樓的門,結果走過了。
I couldn't trust him anymore.
我再不能相信他了。
Why couldn't he listen to her?
為什麼他不能聽她的話?
I couldn't stand that yowling.
我無法忍受那種哀嚎。
Sorry, I couldn't get any more.
對不起,我無法弄到更多了。
What a shame they couldn't come.
他們不能來了,真是遺憾。
couldn't help
禁不住;不得不
v.|be incapable of/can not;不能(等于could not)
"couldn't" 的詳細解釋如下:
區别點 | couldn't | can't |
---|---|---|
時态 | 過去時(描述過去的能力或可能性) | 現在時(描述當前的能力或可能性) |
語氣 | 更委婉、禮貌(用于請求或推測) | 直接、明确 |
例句對比 | I couldn't call you yesterday. | I can't call you right now. |
否定推斷範圍 | 過去或假設情境 | 現在或普遍情況 |
示例:
“couldn't” 作為“could not”的縮寫,主要用于過去時态的否定表達,涵蓋能力缺失、推測否定及禮貌請求等場景。需結合語境區分其與“can't”的差異,尤其在時态和語氣上。
couldn't
是 could not
的縮寫形式,表示“不能,不可能”等意思。它是情态動詞 could
的否定形式。下面是這個單詞的詳細解釋。
couldn't
通常用于以下情況:
couldn't
是情态動詞 could
的否定形式。情态動詞用于表示說話者的意願、建議、推測、能力、義務和允許等。它們通常不具有時态和人稱的變化。在過去時态中,couldn't
表示過去無法做某事或不可能完成某事。在現在時态和未來時态中,couldn't
表示說話者缺乏能力或機會去做某事,或者表示某事情不可能或不可行。
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