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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- could
[kud]
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1.
aux vb
we couldn't go to the party (referring to past) 我们没能去参加聚会
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last year we couldn't afford a holiday
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去年我们度不起假
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he could be very unkind
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他可能会很刻薄
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he couldn't read or write
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他不会读也不会写
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we could hear him whistling
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我们能听到他正在吹口哨
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she said she couldn't hear me
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她说听不见我说的话
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2.
aux vb
he could be in the library (possibility) 他可能在图书馆
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I couldn't be happier
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我再高兴不过了
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he could be released next year
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他明年可能被释放
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you could have been killed!
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可能你连命都没了！
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the accident could have been caused by an oil leak
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事故可能是由石油泄漏引起的
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3.
aux vb
if we had more time，I could finish this (in conditionals with "if") 如果有更多时间，我能够完成的
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we'd have a holiday, if we could afford it
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如果能支付得起的话，我们就去度假了
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4.
aux vb
(in offers，suggestions，requests) 可以
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I could call a doctor
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我可以叫个医生
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we could always go to the cinema
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我们还是可以去看电影
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couldn't you give him a call?
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你可不可以给他打个电话？
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could I borrow the car?
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我可以借一下车吗？
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if I could just interrupt you for a minute
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我是否可以打扰你一小会儿
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he asked if he could make a phone call
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他问是否可以打个电话
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5.
aux vb
you could at least be polite！ (emphatic) 你至少可以礼貌点儿！
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you could have told me!
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你早该告诉我！
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I could scream!
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我真 想大叫！
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how could you have lied to me?
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你怎么能向我撒谎呢？
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- could
[kʊd]
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1.
v.aux
能
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2.
v.aux
可以
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3.
v.aux
要，想要
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4.
v.aux
可能，或许
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5.
v.aux
不妨，可以
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6.
v.aux
助动词can的过去式
Examples
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The guy could no more be a valet than he could be a stockbroker or a wire-walker.
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那个男人干不了仆人的活，就象他当不了证券经纪人，也走不了钢丝一样。
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What could a sovereign do that others could not?
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哪些事是君主可以做而其他人不能做的？
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It could really help her out a lot, as we all could boost her up.
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这真会对她很有帮助，因为我们都会支援她。
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The vans could be operated singly, or could be coupled together to form a train.
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运货车可以单独运行，或者连接在一起形成火车。
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The vans could be operated singly, or could be coupled together to form a train.
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运货车可以单独行驶，或者连接起来形成火车。
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The system could not work if he could pick and chose the orders he would obey.
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如果他选择了自己应该服从的指令，系统就不会运行了。
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Volunteers could supplement but could not be substituted for regular employees.
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志愿者可以辅助，但不能代替正式员工。
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I could never understand how any one could read them with open eyes.
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我永远不明白，怎么可能有人可以完全读懂这些东西。
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Could I go?
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我能去吗？
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