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con·tain AHD[kən-tānʹ] D.J.[kənˈteɪn]K.K.[kənˈten]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：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：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：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
- Middle English conteinen 中古英语 conteinen
- from Old French contenir 源自 古法语 contenir
- from Latin continēre 源自 拉丁语 continēre
- com- [com-] com- [前缀，表“共”]
- tenēre [to hold] * see ten- tenēre [容纳] * 参见 ten-
containʹable adj.（形容词）contain, hold, accommodate- These 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： 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。The book contains some amusing passages.这本书里有一些有趣的章节。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： 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： The restaurant accommodates 50 customers.这家餐馆有五十个餐位。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
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