can't
uk/kɑːnt/ us/kænt/
（cannot 的缩略形式）
short form of cannot
Speak up! I can't hear you. 大点声！我听不见你说话。
（常用于建议应该做某事）难道不能
often used to suggest that someone should do a particular thing, especially when it seems the obvious thing to do
Can't you just take the dress back to the shop if it doesn't fit? 要是衣服不合身，你难道就不能把它退回店里吗？
- More examples
- I can't remember his name.
- It can't have been much later than three.
- I can't bear the sight of blood.
- Can't you work a bit quicker?
- I'm sorry, I can't lift this case.
- I can't concentrate when you keep chattering all the time.
- "I can't find my keys." "Have you checked in your jacket pockets?"
- If I drink too much coffee, I can't sleep.
- I can't afford to buy a house.
- The hole is so deep you can't see the bottom.
- You can't have too many extra examples.