كيف تنطق "couldn't be helped"

expression

KUD-nt bee HELPT

التعريف

Used to say that something was unavoidable or nothing could have been done to change it.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkʊdən/, /ˈkʊdənt/ /ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈhɛɫpt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈkʊd(ə)nt/ /bˈiː/ /hˈɛlpt

أمريكي

KUD-nt bee HELPT

بريطاني

KUD-nt bee HELPT

It rained on our picnic, but it couldn't be helped.

The store was already closed when we arrived, so it couldn't be helped.

She missed the bus, but it couldn't be helped because of bad traffic.

Sorry about the delay—traffic was awful, it couldn't be helped.