contain
verb
uk/kənˈteɪn/us/kənˈteɪn/containverb(HOLD)
B1[Tnot continuous]
to have something inside orincludesomething as apart:
包含;容纳;盛How muchliquiddo youthinkthisbottlecontains?你认为这个瓶可装多少液体?
Ilostafilecontaining a lot ofimportantdocuments.我丢了一个装有大量重要文件的文件夹。
Try toavoidfoodswhich contain a lot offat.尽量别吃脂肪含量高的食物。
Theallegationscontainedinthisreportare veryserious.这份报告中提出的指控非常严重。
- Rawvegetablescontain morepotassiumthancookedones.
- Thesebiscuitscontainoats.
- Thecupboardcontained allkindsofstrangethings.
- Thefollowingprogrammecontainsscenesthat may bedisturbingto someviewers.
- Thelettercontains anumberoftypingerrors.
Including and containing
- absorptive capacity
- all in
- assimilable
- assimilate
- buildsomethingin/intosomething
- carry
- cast
- enshrine
- extend
- factor
- factorsomethingin
- forget
- in
- package
- pepper
- peppersomethingwithsomething
- plug(something/someone)intosomething
- reincorporate
- reincorporation
- rich
containverb(CONTROL)
[Tnot continuous]
tokeepsomethingharmfulwithinlimitsand notallowit tospread:
控制,遏制,制止(有害物蔓延)Farms in theareahave beenclosedoff in anattemptto contain thedisease.为阻止疾病扩散,该地区的农场都被关闭了。
Morepoliceweresenttohelpcontain theviolence.更多警力被派去协助控制暴力行为。
C2[Toften in negatives]
tocontrolorhideastrongemotion, such asexcitementoranger:
克制,抑制,控制(情绪)She could nolongercontain herangerandstartedyellingat him.她再也无法抑制自己的愤怒,不由自主地冲他大叫起来。
humorousContain yourself! It's not thatexciting.别太激动!没那么精彩!
Limiting and restricting
- anti-libertarian
- boundary
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- chain
- chainsomeonetosomething
- cramp
- curb
- curtail
- curtailment
- damage limitation
- debilitating
- hamstring
- limit
- limitation
- limiting
- localize
- non-exempt
- straitjacket
- tempered
- tiesomeonedown
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