I had a sore throat and could only croak.

我喉咙痛，只能哑着嗓子说话。

《牛津词典》

Eric could only respond in broken English.

埃里克只能用蹩脚的英语应答。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

She could only nod, because her mouth was full.

她只能点点头，因为她口里塞满了东西。

《牛津词典》

Most of these "Dust Bowl refugees" could only find seasonal farm work like gathering fruit from trees.

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Is that something that is at work, or is it something that we could only be open to when it's ready?

它是一直存在，还是说,只有在特定时刻我们才能感知到他的力量？

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Now we began Lycidas with an image of a poet who could only write this poem -- this is what we were told -with forced fingers rude.

现在我们带着一个只能创作出这首诗的诗人的印象,来看这首诗,手指粗暴的用力攥着。

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An answer of "I do not know" is unacceptable and I could only get insurance on nominating one.

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"Twenty-nine scheme users could only settle by selling or re-mortgaging their family home, " he added.

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Which led him to his next problem: He could only find a book about making violins.

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