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She tried to be serious, but she couldn't help laughing. ☊ 
Cô ấy cố gắng nghiêm túc nhưng cô ấy không nhịn được cười. ☊ She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work. ☊ afford ☊
She couldn't bear the thought of losing him. ☊ bear ☊
believe (that)...: She couldn't believe (that) it was all happening again. ☊ believe ☊
She said that she couldn't come. ☊ could ☊
She couldn't decide whether he was telling the truth or not. ☊ decide ☊
She couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
She burst out laughing—she couldn't help herself (= couldn't stop herself). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
She couldn't speak much English so her children had to interpret for her. ☊ interpret ☊
She couldn't make herself heard above the noise of the traffic. ☊ make ☊
She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place. ☊ take sb's/sth's place, take the place of sb/sth ☊
She couldn't find any regular employment. ☊ regular ☊
stand doing sth: She couldn't stand being kept waiting. ☊ stand ☊
The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open. ☊ stiff ☊
She couldn't stomach any breakfast. ☊ stomach ☊
She was so tired (that) she couldn't think straight. ☊ that ☊
Typically, she couldn't find her keys. ☊ typically ☊
She wrote back saying that she couldn't come. ☊ write back (to sb) ☊