contain

contain, include, embrace, involve, comprehend, hold, comprise

动词 contain:

1. include or contain; have as a component
   同义词：incorporate, comprise
2. contain or hold; have within
   同义词：hold, bear, carry
3. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
   同义词：control, hold in, hold, check, curb, moderate
4. be divisible by
5. be capable of holding or containing
   同义词：take, hold
6. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
   同义词：check, turn back, arrest, stop, hold back

1. Try to contain your anger!
   设法抑制你的怒火！
2. This book contains all the information you need.
   这本书包含你所需的一切资料。
3. The atlas contains forty maps.
   这个地图集有四十幅地图。

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