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  4. could not

could not

/kʊd nɒt/
无法

She could not attend the meeting.

她无法参加会议。


一般

表示能力或可能性的否定,通常用于过去或假设的情况。

He could not swim when he was a child.

他小时候不会游泳。

Even if you tried, you could not solve this problem.

即使你试了,也无法解决这个问题。

在口语中,'couldn't' 是 'could not' 的常见缩写形式。

搭配

could not help无法控制自己could not bear无法忍受

同义词

was unable tocouldn'tcould not manage to

反义词

couldwas able to

相关短语

could not help but短语
无法控制自己去做某事

专业提示

口语简化

在口语中,'could not' 通常简化为 'couldn't'。

黄金法则

正式与非正式用法

在正式写作中,'could not' 比 'couldn't' 更常用。

词源

由助动词 'could' 和否定词 'not' 组成,表示过去的能力或可能性的否定。

用法说明

在正式场合中,'could not' 比 'couldn't' 更常用。

单词拆解

could
过去的能力或可能性
root
+
not
否定
suffix
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