containment

名词 containment:

1. a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
2. (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
3. the act of containing; keeping something from spreading

1. Until we'd built up sufficient forces to drive the invaders back, we pursued a policy of containment.
   我们对入侵之敌采取牵制的方针，以备组织好兵力将之击退。

con.tain.ment

n.（名词）
The act or condition of containing.
容纳：容纳的行为或情形
A policy of checking the expansion or influence of a hostile power or ideology, as by the creation of strategic alliances or support of client states in areas of conflict or unrest.
遏制政策：一种遏制敌对势力或意识形态的扩张或影响的政策，如通过缔结战略性同盟或支持冲突或动荡地区的被保护国
A structure or system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive materials from a reactor.
防泄漏系统：一种为防止反应堆中放射性物质的事故性泄漏而设计的装置或系统