英汉词典

contain 基本解释

• vt. 包含；控制；容纳；牵制（敌军）
• vi. 含有；自制

contain 词态变化

contain 中文词源

con-, 强调。-tain, 持，握，词源同detain, tension.

contain 英文词源

contain

contain: [13] Contain comes ultimately from Latin tenēre ‘hold’, source of a wide range of English words from abstain to tenor. In the case of contain the immediate ancestor, via Old French contenir, is Latin continēre ‘hold together, enclose, contain’, a compound formed with the prefix com- ‘together’. Contain still adheres fairly closely to the meaning of its Latin original, but other descendants, such as content, continent, continue, and countenance, have branched out a lot semantically.
=> abstain, content, continent, continue, countenance, retain, sustain, tenor

contain (v.)

late 13c., from Old French contein-, stem of contenir, from Latin continere (transitive) "to hold together, enclose," from com- "together" (see com-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Related: Containable.

contain 英文释义

1. include or contain; have as a component;

"A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"

"The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

2. contain or hold; have within;

"The jar carries wine"

"The canteen holds fresh water"

"This can contains water"

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

"moderate your alcohol intake"

"hold your tongue"

"hold your temper"

"control your anger"

4. be divisible by;

"24 contains 6"

5. be capable of holding or containing;

"This box won't take all the items"

"The flask holds one gallon"

6. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of;

"Arrest the downward trend"

"Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"

"Contain the rebel movement"

"Turn back the tide of communism"

contain 同义词解析

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

这些动词均含有"包括，包含"之意。

contain： 普通用词，所涉及的物体常常是其组成部分或内容。强调包容关系。既可指具体有形的东西，也可指抽象无形的东西。

include： 普通用词，指一整体包含着各独立的部分，也指某东西包含另一东西的某一部分。

embrace： 正式用词，指把某事物纳入整个之中。

involve： 把包含因整体的性质决定的成分或结果。所包括的往往是无形的，不可触知的东西，多用作引申。

comprehend： 正工用词，指包含在整体范围以内。

hold： 常和contain换用。指能够容纳或有足够的容纳量。强调包容能力。

comprise： 书面用词，暗指一个整体包括不同部分所组成，可与include交换使用。

contain 双语例句

1. Our range of herbal teas contain no preservatives, colourings or artificial flavourings.

我们这一系列的药草茶不含防腐剂、色素以及人工调味品。

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2. The offspring contain a mixture of the genetic blueprint of each parent.

子女身上遗传了父母双方的基因型板。

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3. She bought a travel-bag large enough to contain the film canisters.

她买了一只能装得下那些胶卷筒的旅行包。

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4. Seven fire brigades were deployed to contain the blaze.

7支消防队被派来控制火势。

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5. The problem was that the exhaust gases contain many toxins.

问题在于废气中含有很多毒素。

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contain 实用场景例句

This drink doesn't contain any alcohol.

这种饮料不含任何酒精。

牛津词典

Her statement contained one or two inaccuracies.

她的陈述有一两处不准确。

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a brown envelope containing dollar bills

装有钞票的棕色信封

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The bottle contains (= can hold) two litres.

此瓶容量为两升。

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She was unable to contain her excitement.

她无法抑制内心的激动。

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I was so furious I just couldn't contain myself (= I had to express my feelings) .

我气愤极了，简直无法克制自己。

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to contain an epidemic

防止流行病的蔓延

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Government forces have failed to contain the rebellion.

政府军未能遏止叛乱。

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The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans.

这个委员会包括11名民主党人和9名共和党人。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

More than a hundred firemen are still trying to contain the fire at the plant...

上百名消防队员仍在试图控制工厂的火势。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The city authorities said the curfew had contained the violence.

市政府称宵禁遏制住了暴力事件。

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But he was bursting with curiosity, and one day he just couldn't contain himself. 'What are you going to do?' he asked...

但他满心好奇，一天，他真的忍不住了。“你打算做什么？”他问道。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Evans could barely contain his delight: 'I'm so proud of her,' he said.

埃文斯喜不自禁：“我真为她骄傲。”他说。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The two discs also contain two of Britten's lesser-known song-cycles.

这两张唱片还包含了布里顿两首不甚知名的声乐套曲。

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This sheet contained a list of problems a patient might like to raise with the doctor...

这张单子列出了病人可能会向医生提出的一系列问题。

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The bag contained a Christmas card...

这个包里装着一张圣诞卡。

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Factory shops contain a wide range of cheap furnishings...

工厂车间里陈设着种类繁多的廉价家具。

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Greek yogurt contains much less fat than double cream...

希腊酸奶比高脂浓奶油所含脂肪要少得多。

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Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.

很多车使用含铅汽油。

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It'says on the packet that these crisps contain no additives.

包装上说这些炸薯片不含添加剂.

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Our observations may contain a grain of truth for you to refer to.

我们的意见也许会有千虑一得之处,供你参考.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

There has been an overall growth in population, despite some draconian efforts to contain it.

尽管有严厉的遏制措施,人口还是在全面增长.

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