contain

[kən'tein]

vt.容纳, 包含, 抑制, 克制
vi.自制

vt.[W]

1. 包含; 容纳

The jar contains ten glasses of water.

这只大口瓶能装十杯水。

The pill contains vitamins.

这药丸中含有多种维生素。

2. 控制, 遏制

I could not contain my laughter.

我无法控制自己不笑出声来。

3. 相当于

A gallon contains four quarts.

一加仑相当于四夸脱。

4. 【数】可被……除尽

10 contains 5 and 2.

十可被五和二除尽。

词形变化

形容词: containable | 动词过去式: contained | 动词过去分词: contained | 动词现在分词: containing | 动词第三人称单数: contains |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.包含; 容纳

hold  include  comprise  involve  consist of  enclose

vt.控制, 遏制

control  restrain  curb  confine  

同义参见:

siege  seat  cover  confine  comprehend  embrace  embody  stem  

反义:

vt.容纳

release  exclude  

英英释义

动词 contain:

include or contain; have as a component

同义词：incorporate, comprise

contain or hold; have within

同义词：hold, bear, carry

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

同义词：control, hold in, hold, check, curb, moderate

be divisible by

be capable of holding or containing

同义词：take, hold

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

补充

containcontain英:[kənˈtein] 美:[kənˈten]vt.1.包含; 容纳Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol.威士忌的酒精含量极高。Rice contains protein and fat.大米含蛋白质和脂肪。The hall can contain two hundred people.大厅可以容纳200人。What is contained in this drawer?这抽屉里装的是什么?2.控制, 抑制The little boy couldn't contain his urine any longer.这个小孩再也忍不住小便了。The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。He contained his fear.他抑制住自己的恐惧。

例句

1. The envelope contained a Christmas card.信封里装了一张圣诞卡。 2. The 77,000-acre estate contains five of the highest peaks in Scotland.这份占地7.7万英亩的私人土地包含五座苏格兰境内海拔最高的山峰。 3. Factory shops contain a wide range of cheap furnishings.工厂直销店出售种类繁多、价钱低廉的家具。 4. Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.很多车用的汽油里含铅。 5. This product may contain nuts.该食品可能含坚果成分。 6. The advert contained misleading information.这个广告里有混淆视听的信息。 7. He was expecting an important letter containing further details of the contract.他在等一封重要的来信, 信里会写明合同的更多细节。 8. He could barely contain his curiosity.他几乎无法控制自己的好奇心。 9. Evans could barely contain his delight.埃文斯几乎无法掩饰自己的欣喜之情。 10. The news was so exciting that Philip could hardly contain himself.消息太振奋人心了, 以至于菲利普几乎无法控制自己的情绪。 11. The city authorities said the curfew had contained the violence.市政当局宣布宵禁令控制住了暴力事件。 12. More than 100 firemen are still trying to contain the fire at the plant.100多名消防队员仍在努力控制工厂的火势。 13. Over 100 million birds were destroyed to contain the outbreak.为了遏制疫情爆发, 一亿多只禽类被处理。 14. Measures to contain population growth have met with little success.为抑制人口增长采取的举措成效不大。 15. The Turkish army is containing the Kurdish guerrillas in the country's ravaged southeast.土耳其军队在疮痍满目的东南地区正牵制着库尔德游击队。 16. The bowl contained a variety of fruit.这个碗里盛着各种各样的水果。 17. The bottle contains 500 millilitres.这个瓶子能装500毫升。 18. A pound contains 16 ounces.一磅等于16英两。 19. At the sight of this cruelty, they could hardly contain their anger.看到这种惨不忍睹的景象，他们简直无法克制他们的愤怒情绪。 20. The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的爆发已被遏制住。 21. Fourteen contains seven and two.14可被7和2除尽。 22. the cigarettes were thought to contain cannabis.这些香烟被认为含有大麻成分。 23. documents containing both text and simple graphics can be created.可以创建包括文章和简单图表的文档。 24. he could barely contain himself from jumping up to exclaim.他几乎控制不住要跳起来惊叫。 25. a new western policy to contain the conflict in Bosnia.控制波斯尼亚地区冲突的新的西方政策。 26. Each box contains 24 tins.每箱装有24罐。 27. efforts to contain inflation控制通货膨胀的努力 28. She found it hard to contain her anger.她觉得难以抑制自己的怒气。 29. The box contains [=holds] an assortment of old papers.盒子里装有各种各样的旧报纸。 30. The room was barely big enough to contain everyone who came to the meeting.这间屋子勉强能容纳所有与会者。 31. The book contains over 200 recipes.这本书里有200多个食谱。 32. The article contains information on how to plan your retirement.这篇文章里有如何规划退休生活的内容。 33. foods that contain a high level of fat脂肪含量高的食物 34. The movie contains something for both children and adults.这部电影既适合儿童又适合成人观看。 35. Firefighters contained the wildfires.消防队员控制住了野火。 36. State health officials have succeeded in containing the virus.国家卫生官员成功地防止了这种病毒的扩散。 37. The children could barely contain their excitement as the day of the festival drew near.随着节日的临近，孩子们激动得难以自制。 38. "When she saw that they were all safe, she could not contain herself [=control her feelings] and broke into tears of relief."看到他们都安然无恙，她再也控制不住自己的感情，如释重负的泪水夺眶而出。 39. Health officials believe the virus is containable and are doing what they can to keep it from spreading.卫生官员认为这种病毒是可控的，现正竭尽全力防止其扩散。 40. barely containable excitement难以抑制的激动情绪