could

I scrubbed hard at the stain to see if I could get it off.

我使劲擦这个污迹，看能不能将它去掉。

She could knit up a baby's coatee in an afternoon.

她一个下午就能编结好一件婴孩的紧身短上衣。

I admit I could not be so far ben as Ivan.

我承认我不能像伊文一样受到赏识。

She could only croak because of her heavy cold.

她因患重感冒只能用沙哑的声音说话。

Nobody could have foreseen such a calamity.

这样的灾祸谁也不会预想到。

Gone are the days when a big nation could lord it over small ones.

大国可以对小国称王称霸的日子已经一去不复返了。

Nothing short of this could mend the case.

不这样就不能挽回局面。

A babel of voices could be heard from the street.

可以听见街上一阵噪囔的声音。

I couldn't summon up his name at the moment.

此时我无论如何想不起他的名字了。

How could he get his heavy box up all those stairs?

这么重的箱子他是怎么抬上楼的？

Could I ask for your reaction to this policy?

我能问一下您对这个政策的反应吗？

John couldn't keep cool when he met his rival.

约翰见到他的对手就不能冷静下来。

He couldn't finish reading it anywise.

他无论如何也读不完。

She could only flounder through her song.

她只能慌乱地唱完她的歌。

It was more than flesh and blood could bear.

这是血肉之躯无法忍受的。

That was the only thing they could count on.

那是他们唯一依靠的东西。

They employed the best lawyer they could get to plead their case.

他们聘请了能请到的最好的律师为他们陈述案情。

Nothing they say could faze him.

他们说什麽都烦扰不了他。

Could is used to make more tentative suggestions.

可用以提出较试探性的建议。

Could this verb be used in progressive form?

这个动词可以用进行式吗？

We have done all we could to catch up with them.

我们已经尽了一切可能来赶上他们。

We could relax the procedure slightly in your case.

我们可以根据你的情况通融一些。

We couldn't withhold our laughter.

我们忍不住大笑起来。

The dog drove the coon up a tree so the hunter could shoot him.

猎狗把浣熊赶到了树上，这样猎人就能向它射击。

The policeman chased after the burglar but could not catch him.

警察追赶那个窃贼，但是没有逮着他。

A good hot summer could dry the ground out.

一个炎热的夏天可以将大地干透。

Could we have a word before you go to the meeting?

你去开会之前，咱们能私下说句话吗？

Could you give me a ride to the station?

你能开车送我到车站吗？

Could you give me a rough idea when you'll be back?

你能告诉我你大概什么时候回来吗？

Could you run and fetch a doctor for me?

你能跑去给我请一个医生吗？

Do you think Jack could bite in his secret want?

你以为杰克能忍住不说出他藏在心里的欲望吗？

A strange shape could be seen through the fog.

在雾中隐约可见到一个奇怪的人形。

I could make little of what he was saying.

我弄不懂他在说些什么。

I couldn't persuade him to my way of thinking.

我没法说服他接受我的想法。

I didn't quite follow; could you explain it again?

我不太明白，你能再解释一下吗？

I don't think you could ever drink away the memory.

我看你决不能借喝酒来忘掉这件事。

He could not turn his back upon helpless travelers.

对孤立无援的旅客，他不忍心拒绝不管。

He could remember events far back in the past.

他能记得很早以前的事情。

He decided to taste all the herbs he could find.

他决定把能找到的草药都尝一尝。

He did all he could to win his favor.

他尽其所能去赢得他的好感。

It was as much as he could do to pay his way.

他只能做到不负债的地步。

I think we could manage to crowd a few more in.

我想我们可以设法再多装几个进去。

He made a living as best as he could.

他在竭尽全力把实验做好。

I wish I could be a master of this subject.

但愿我能精通这门学科就好了。

He put the book up where we could reach it.

他把书举到我们够得着的地方。

He used to do such work as he could pick up.

他惯常能够找到什么活就干什么活。

She smiled and could not hold back tears of joy.

她笑了起来，禁不住流下喜悦的眼泪。

If I could only latch onto some of your know- how.

要是我能有一点你的那种决窍就好了。

The dim outline of a house could be made out.

有一所房子的模糊轮廓依稀可辨。

Many of them couldn't get along upon their wages.

他们中间很多人那时不能靠工资过活。