| 单词 | could not |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔GROUP〕Families in the lowest income group could not afford to educate their children. 最低收入家庭负担不起孩子的教育。朗文写作活用〔POWER/POWERFUL〕Gorbachev could not have remained in power without the support of the Red Army. 他要是没有军队的支持是无法掌权的。朗文写作活用〔accept〕For a long time, he simply could not accept that she was dead.在很长一段时间里，他就是无法接受她死了的事实。麦克米伦高阶〔administer〕Police believe his wife could not have administered the poison.警方认为他的妻子是不可能下毒的。牛津高阶〔afford〕The country could not afford the luxury of an election.这个国家可承担不起选举这种奢侈的事。外研社新世纪〔budge〕We tried to move the fallen tree, but even with the three of us we could not budge it.我们想搬开那株倒下的树,可是即使我们三个人一起动手还是动不了它。英汉大词典〔conscience〕She could not in all conscience remain silent.凭良心，她不能再保持沉默了。韦氏高阶〔conscience〕She could not, in good conscience, back out on her deal with him.凭良心她不能背弃与他达成的协议。柯林斯高阶〔conscience〕She could not, in good conscience, back out on her deal with him.凭良心说, 她不能背弃与他达成的协议。外研社新世纪〔counter〕After she made her point, he could not counter with anything.她把观点讲清楚后，他无法进行任何反驳。韦氏高阶〔craft〕He knew how to win by craft and diplomacy what he could not gain by force.他擅长于通过计谋和外交手腕赢得他用武力无法得到的东西。牛津高阶〔dire〕All the victims were in dire straits, and it seemed one or two could not last much longer.所有的受害者都岌岌可危, 其中一两人似乎支撑不了多久了。外研社新世纪〔disillusioned〕He had become disillusioned because he could not find a job.他因找不到工作而备感失望。柯林斯高阶〔distinguish〕The little boy could not distinguish many of the words.这小男孩认不出其中的许多字。21世纪英汉〔evade〕Responsibility could not be so easily evaded.不能这么轻易逃避责任。牛津搭配〔fatigue〕I was dropping with fatigue and could not keep my eyes open.我快要累倒了，眼睛也睁不开了。牛津高阶〔flood〕Ambulances could not get through the floods.救护车无法从洪水中开过去。麦克米伦高阶〔gravity〕I could not hide from her the gravity of the situation.我不能向她隐瞒情况的严重性。朗文当代〔hence〕He knew he could not win the election—hence his decision to withdraw.他自知无法在竞选中获胜，因此决定退出。韦氏高阶〔honeyed〕They could not understand how anyone could believe her honeyed words.他们无法理解怎么会有人相信她的甜言蜜语。柯林斯高阶〔hoof〕The horses' hooves often could not get a proper grip.马蹄经常会打滑。柯林斯高阶〔miracle worker〕He was regarded as a miracle worker, the man who took risks and could not lose.他被视为一个创造奇迹的人, 甘冒风险却不会失败。外研社新世纪〔misdoubt〕He could not overcome his misdoubt.他无法克服自己的疑虑。英汉大词典〔nauseate〕She could not eat anything without feeling nauseated.她吃什么都想吐。柯林斯高阶〔nod〕She could not speak but just nodded mutely.她一句话也说不出，只是默默地点头。牛津搭配〔nose〕He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward.车慢慢向前开，他却看不见司机。柯林斯高阶〔offensively〕The Yankees could not have played worse offensively than they did against Minnesota.纽约扬基队在与明尼苏达队的对阵中, 进攻打得糟得不能再糟了。外研社新世纪〔painful〕My feet were sometimes so painful and swollen that I could not wear shoes.有时我的双脚疼痛，肿得非常厉害，以致鞋都穿不了。麦克米伦高阶〔pass〕I don't really know so I could not pass comment on that.我不了解实情，所以我不能就此发表意见。柯林斯高阶〔place〕It was a voice he recognized, though he could not immediately place it.尽管声音听上去耳熟，但他不能马上想起是谁。柯林斯高阶〔place〕She was looking at me as if she could not quite place me.她看着我, 好像认不出我似的。外研社新世纪〔pretence〕I could not go on living with a man who had married me under false pretences.我再也不能和一个靠谎言骗我结婚的男人继续生活下去了。柯林斯高阶〔reveal〕Officers could not reveal how he died.警察们不能透露他的死因。牛津高阶〔rouse〕The wife, exhausted now, could not be roused from her lethargy.妻子此刻已经疲惫不堪, 无精打采, 没有什么能让她提起劲儿来。外研社新世纪〔rudely〕I could not understand why she felt compelled to behave so rudely to a friend.我不明白为什么她非要如此粗鲁地对待一位朋友。柯林斯高阶〔safety〕Police said it was a dangerous place, and they could not guarantee our safety.警察说这是个危险之地，他们不能保证我们的安全。麦克米伦高阶〔sloppy〕Miss Furniss could not abide sloppiness.弗尼斯小姐受不了马马虎虎的作风。柯林斯高阶〔soften〕He could not think how to soften the blow of what he had to tell her.他不得不把事情告诉她, 但又想不出怎样才能把话说得和软些, 以减少这件事对她的打击。外研社新世纪〔square〕She could not square the request with her principles.她的要求与她的原则不符美国传统〔stray〕She could not keep her eyes from straying towards him.她不由自主地瞟向他。外研社新世纪〔strong〕She wasn't a strong swimmer(= she could not swim well).她游泳不大行。牛津高阶〔trail〕Police tracked him to Valencia and there the trail went cold (=they could not find any signs of him) .警方追踪他到了巴伦西亚，可是在那里又失去了他的踪迹。朗文当代〔turn down〕She could not bear the relentless music and turned down the volume.她受不了没完没了的音乐，就把音量调小了。柯林斯高阶〔wish〕I really could not have wished for a better teacher.这个老师对我来说是再好不过的了。柯林斯高阶After spending three hours on this computer, I still could not figure out its internal configuration. 搞了三个小时，我还是没搞懂这部电脑的内部配置。译典通He had information that he could not have acquired casually (=by chance).他知道的消息不可能是碰巧得到的。剑桥国际She could not help laughing. 她忍不住要笑。译典通The apple was just out of reach (= could not be reached).苹果刚好够不着。剑桥国际The news brought to her the ghastliness that could not be described in words. 这消息给她带来的不快无法用语言来形容。译典通Though the police could not find enough evidence, the man remained under a cloud for several weeks. 虽然警方找不到足够的证据，那人还是被怀疑了几个星期。译典通 |
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