Translations for „can't“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

can't [kɑːnt]

can't → cannot

See also cannot

cannot [ ˈkænɒt] (亦作 can't)

cannot

‘can’的否定式 ‘can’ de fǒudìngshì

can¹ <过去式 could; 否定式 can not or cannot or can't> [强 kæn; 弱 kən] VB aux

1. can [表示能力]:

can

能 néng

can

会 huì

She can speak three languages.

她会说3种语言。

2. can [表示可能性]:

can

可能 kěnéng

can

会 huì

Can it be true?

这会是真的吗？

3. can:

can

被允许 bèi yǔnxǔ

can

可以 kěyǐ

You can go home now.

现在你可以回家了。

4. can [与感官动词连用，代替现在或过去时态]:

It was so dark that I could see (= I saw) nothing.

天太暗了，我什么都看不见。

Phrases:

cannot but

不得不 bùdé bù

cannot but

不能不 bùnéng bù

I . can² [kæn] N Am

can → tin

II . can² [kæn] VB trans

can

把(食品)装罐 bǎ…zhuāng guàn

See also tin

tin [tın] N

1. tin CHEM:

tin

锡 xī

2. tin [= Am can]:

tin

罐头 guàntou

can-do ADJ

can-do

敢作敢为的 gǎn zuò gǎn wéi de

can-doer N

can-doer

敢作敢为的人 gǎn zuò gǎn wéi de rén

can opener N Am

can opener → tin opener

See also tin opener

tin opener, can opener Am N

tin opener

开罐器 kāiguànqì

tin opener, can opener Am N

tin opener

开罐器 kāiguànqì

trash can N

trash can

废物箱 fèiwùxiāng

watering can N

watering can

洒水壶 sǎshuǐhú

watering can

喷壶 pēnhú

all-you-can-eat restaurant N

all-you-can-eat restaurant

自助餐厅 zìzhù cāntīng

Usage examples with can't

I can't read your shorthand.

我看不懂你的速记。

You can't be too careful.

一个人怎么小心也不为过。

Ships can't rival aircraft for speed.

在速度方面船舶无法与飞机相匹敌。

One can't work all the time.

人不能老是工作。

I can't pass this matter by.

我不能对此置之不理。

I can't give you the figure offhand.

我无法立刻给你报出数据。

I can't think what he said then.

我记不起他当时说什么了。

I really can't say enough about your help.

你对我的帮助实在是说不尽。

The baby can't even walk, let alone run.

那婴儿连走都不会，更不用说跑了。

I regret (to say) that I can't come.

很抱歉，我不能来。

I can't tear myself away from the book. fig

我对这本书爱不释手。

He can't possibly finish his college course in time.

他不可能按时完成大学学业。

I can't reach the book on the top shelf.

我无法够到放在最上面架子上的书。

Slow down! — I can't keep up with you.

慢点，我赶不上你了。

We can't get the news channel on our TV.

我们的电视机看不到新闻频道的节目。

I can't tell the difference between the two paintings.

我看不出两幅画有什么区别。

I'm sorry but you can't bring your dog in here.

对不起，你不能把狗带进来。

Much as I'd like to, I can't stay any longer.

尽管我很想，但确实不能再待下去了。

Here is the glove for my left hand but I can't find its companion.

这是我左手的手套，可是我找不到右手的那一只。

I can't afford a better car so you will have to lump it.

我买不起更好的汽车，所以你只好将就一下。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She's blonde, very buxom, and rather ditzy, and she can't seem to keep money in her wallet.

en.wikipedia.org

I can't throw caution to the wind without putting a cagoule on.

www.tv3.ie

Music is the one thing in show-business with which you can't fool somebody into buying something.

entertainment.ie

Love them or hate them, you can't deny that they were the talking point of the series.

en.wikipedia.org

Here's this young man who probably can't even verbalise how it has changed him, but we can show you how it did.

www.gizmodo.co.uk

Needles are not used, but instead a crochet hook, so there can't be a "clacking of crochet needles".

www.independent.co.uk

They can't now reclaim a commonage as private property.

www.herald.ie

It also appears as if information can't be reflected at the event horizon as there is nothing special about it locally.

en.wikipedia.org

So it's axiomatic that if she can't prevail against what's darkly being called the old boys' network trying to nobble her prospects then she fails by her own standards.

www.stuff.co.nz

You will bring a lot of illiquidity into the market if that's the way you set it up and that can't be a good idea.

www.telegraph.co.uk