con.tain
v.tr.(及物动词)
con.tained,con.tain.ing,con.tains
To have within; hold.
包含;容纳
To be capable of holding.
能够容纳
To have as component parts; include or comprise:
以…为组成部分;包括或由…构成:
例句:
The album contains many memorable songs.
这张唱片中包括许多值得收集的歌曲
To hold or keep within limits; restrain:
抑制,限制:有限制地控制或持有;抑制:
例句:
I could hardly contain my curiosity.
我简直无法克制我的好奇心
To halt the spread or development of; check:
遏制:中止…的传播或发展;遏制:
例句:
Science sought an effective method of containing the disease.
用科学方法探索出遏制这种疾病的有效手段
To check the expansion or influence of (a hostile power or ideology) by containment.
牵制:通过遏制手段阻止(敌对势力或意识形态)的扩张或影响
Mathematics To be exactly divisible by.
【数学】 可被…除尽
来源:
Middle English conteinen
中古英语 conteinen
from Old French contenir
源自 古法语 contenir
from Latin continôre
源自 拉丁语 continôre
com- [com-]
com- [前缀,表.共.]
tenôre [to hold] * see ten-
tenôre [容纳] *参见 ten-
【引伸】
contain.able
adj.(形容词)
<参考词汇><同义词>contain,hold,accommodateThese verbs mean to have within or have the capacity for having within.
这些动词指包含或有能力包含。
Contain means to have within or have as a part or constituent:
Contain 表示包含或拥有(某物)以作为一部分或一组分:
例句:
This drawer contains all the cutlery we own.
这个抽屉里盛放着我们所有的刀叉餐具。
例句:
The book contains some amusing passages.
这本书里有一些有趣的章节。
例句:
Polluted water contains contaminants.
被污染的水中含有放射性污染。
Hold can be used in that sense but primarily stresses capacity for containing:
Hold 可用作这个意思但基本上侧重于包含的能力:
例句:
The pitcher holds two pints but contains only one.
这个罐子可装两品脱,但现在只装了一品脱。
Accommodate refers to capacity for holding comfortably:
Accommodate 指宽松地容纳能力:
例句:
The restaurant accommodates 50 customers.
这家餐馆有五十个餐位。
例句:
Four hundred inmates were crowded into a prison intended to accommodate 200.
原本容纳二百人的监狱被塞进了四百个犯人