单词 | cannot |
释义 | cannotcannot /ˈkænɑt, kəˈnɑt, kæ-/ ●●● S1 W1 modal verb 1a negative form of “can”: Many people cannot find affordable housing.THESAURUScan’t – the short form of cannot. Can’t is more informal than cannot, and you should not use can’t in academic or formal writing: I can’t come with you to the beach today.be unable to do something – to not be able to do something important that you want or need to do. Used especially in writing: He lay awake all night, unable to sleep.be incapable of something – to not have the physical or mental ability to do something, or to not have the qualities needed to do it: A person with this rare medical condition is incapable of feeling pain.2cannot but do something formal used to say that you feel you have to do something: If we are attacked with violence, we cannot but respond with violence. |
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