contain

英 [kənˈteɪn]

美 [kənˈteɪn]

v.  包含; 含有; 容纳; 控制，克制，抑制(感情); 防止…蔓延(或恶化)

第三人称单数：contains　现在分词：containing　过去式：contained　过去分词：contained　

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同义词辨析

holdcontainembodyembraceincludeinvolve【导航词义：容纳，包含】

牛津词典

verb

• 包含；含有；容纳
  if sth contains sth else, it has that thing inside it or as part of it
  1. This drink doesn't contain any alcohol.
     这种饮料不含任何酒精。
  2. Her statement contained one or two inaccuracies.
     她的陈述有一两处不准确。
  3. a brown envelope containing dollar bills
     装有钞票的棕色信封
  4. The bottle contains (= can hold) two litres.
     此瓶容量为两升。
• 控制，克制，抑制（感情）
  to keep your feelings under control
  1. She was unable to contain her excitement.
     她无法抑制内心的激动。
  2. I was so furious I just couldn't contain myself (= I had to express my feelings) .
     我气愤极了，简直无法克制自己。
• 防止…蔓延（或恶化）
  to prevent sth harmful from spreading or getting worse
  1. to contain an epidemic
     防止流行病的蔓延
  2. Government forces have failed to contain the rebellion.
     政府军未能遏止叛乱。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 装有;容纳
  If something such as a box, bag, room, or placecontainsthings, those things are inside it.
  1. The bag contained a Christmas card...
     这个包里装着一张圣诞卡。
  2. Factory shops contain a wide range of cheap furnishings...
     工厂车间里陈设着种类繁多的廉价家具。
  3. The 77,000-acre estate contains five of the highest peaks in Scotland.
     7.7万英亩的私人土地上有5座苏格兰最高的山峰。
• VERB 包含;含有
  If a substancecontainssomething, that thing is a part of it.
  1. Greek yogurt contains much less fat than double cream...
     希腊酸奶比高脂浓奶油所含脂肪要少得多。
  2. Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.
     很多车使用含铅汽油。
• VERB (著作、讲话或电影中)包括，包含
  If writing, speech, or filmcontainsparticular information, ideas, or images, it includes them.
  1. This sheet contained a list of problems a patient might like to raise with the doctor...
     这张单子列出了病人可能会向医生提出的一系列问题。
  2. The two discs also contain two of Britten's lesser-known song-cycles.
     这两张唱片还包含了布里顿两首不甚知名的声乐套曲。
• VERB (团体或组织中)有，包括
  If a group or organizationcontainsa certain number of people, those are the people that are in it.
  1. The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans.
     这个委员会包括11名民主党人和9名共和党人。
• VERB 控制;遏制;防止…蔓延
  If youcontainsomething, you control it and prevent it from spreading or increasing.
  1. More than a hundred firemen are still trying to contain the fire at the plant...
     上百名消防队员仍在试图控制工厂的火势。
  2. The city authorities said the curfew had contained the violence.
     市政府称宵禁遏制住了暴力事件。
• VERB 控制，抑制(感情)
  If you cannotcontaina feeling such as excitement or anger, or if you cannotcontain yourself, you cannot prevent yourself from showing your feelings.
  1. But he was bursting with curiosity, and one day he just couldn't contain himself. 'What are you going to do?' he asked...
     但他满心好奇，一天，他真的忍不住了。“你打算做什么？”他问道。
  2. Evans could barely contain his delight: 'I'm so proud of her,' he said.
     埃文斯喜不自禁：“我真为她骄傲。”他说。
• See also:self-contained

英英释义

verb

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
  1. Arrest the downward trend
  2. Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
  3. Contain the rebel movement
  4. Turn back the tide of communism
  Synonym:checkturn backarreststophold back
• lessen the intensity of
  1. moderate your alcohol intake
  2. hold your tongue
  3. hold your temper
  4. control your anger
  Synonym:controlhold inholdcheckcurbmoderate
• include or contain
  1. A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
  2. The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
  Synonym:incorporatecomprise
• contain or hold
  1. The jar carries wine
  2. The canteen holds fresh water
  3. This can contains water
  Synonym:holdbearcarry
• be capable of holding or containing
  1. This box won't take all the items
  2. The flask holds one gallon
  Synonym:takehold
• be divisible by
  1. 24 contains 6

双语例句

• Most urban water supplies in the United States now contain fluoride in varying amounts.
  现在美国大部分城市供水中都存在含量不一的氟化物。
• The city authorities said the curfew had contained the violence.
  市政府称宵禁遏制住了暴力事件。
• The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans.
  这个委员会包括11名民主党人和9名共和党人。
• To explain this, they hypothesise that galaxies must contain a great deal of missing matter which cannot be detected
  为了解释这一点，他们假定各星系一定包含了大量无法探测到的不明物质。
• The bag contained a Christmas card
  这个包里装着一张圣诞卡。
• Seemingly inconsequential details can sometimes contain significant clues.
  貌似无足轻重的细节有时可能隐含着重大的线索。
• The two discs also contain two of Britten's lesser-known song-cycles.
  这两张唱片还包含了布里顿两首不甚知名的声乐套曲。
• More than a hundred firemen are still trying to contain the fire at the plant
  上百名消防队员仍在试图控制工厂的火势。
• Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.
  很多车使用含铅汽油。
• Herbal 'tea' is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.
  花草“茶”是一个误称，因为这类饮料里面根本不含茶。