The release of the hostages could not be achieved without the use of force.
不使用武力不可能使人质获释。
He could not bear to be seen to act dishonourably.
他不能忍受别人认为他行径可耻。
It would be something to do on this morning when she could not go out.
她今天上午不能出去的时候，就得去找点事做。
Mr. Marra, whose New York telephone number is ex-directory, could not be contacted yesterday.
马拉先生在纽约的电话号码没列入电话薄，昨天联系不上他。
She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be called beautiful.
再怎么说，她也称不上漂亮。
The court ruled he could not be held personally liable for his wife's debts.
法庭裁定他个人不负有偿付妻子债务的责任。
They could not say with confidence that he would be able to walk again after the accident.
他们不能肯定他经过那场事故后还能行走。
The baby could not be pacified.
怎么也止不住婴儿的哭声。
That Rob was a snob and a social climber could not be denied.
那个罗布是个势利小人，喜欢攀龙附凤——无可否定。
I did not know birds could be like that.
我不知道鸟儿能是这样的。
He did not know that it could be kept.
他不知道它能被保存下来。
Germany could be Germany because other countries were not Germany.
德国之所以能成为德国，是因为其他国家不是德国。
You do not care for her, how else could you be indifferent to such luck.
你不关心她，你怎么能对这样的好运漠不关心呢？
I knew I could not be as happy in another profession.
我知道我从事另一个职业时不可能如此快乐。
Obviously, it would not be worth making the effort unless people could live there naturally.
显然，除非人们能自然地生活在那里，否则就不值得付出该努力。
不能再穿了。
It was not long before green tea could be bought from the market.
不久绿茶就可以从市场上买到。
Could it be possible that she was not aware that he was there?
她可能不知道他在那里吗？
In the streets, not even a dog could be seen.
在街上，甚至连一只狗也看不见。
In what direction, for he could not be sure that the children had been taken to the ship?
究竟往哪个方向走呢？因为他不能肯定孩子们是不是已经被带到船上去了。
Alice felt that this could not be denied, so she tried another question.
爱丽丝觉得这是无可否认的，所以她又问了一个问题。
And Italy's shape could not be forgotten once you had made the association.
一旦你把意大利的形状进行联想，你就不会忘记它。
He ought, to be sure, to have read over his lesson again, but that, you know, he could not do.
他当然应该再复习一遍功课，但你知道，他做不到。
Even on wet days it could not be said that Mary and Colin were dull.
即使在雨天，玛丽和科林也不无聊。
My husband could not be here tonight, but I want to thank you on his behalf.
我丈夫今晚因故不能前来，我谨代表他向你们致谢。
It could not be an acceptance.
那不可能是接受稿件的信。
But if not, the costs could be great.
但即使不是如此，代价也可能是巨大的。
He could not be Cosette's father.
这不可能是珂赛特的父亲。
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