contain /kənˈteɪn/ CET4 TEM4 ( containing, contained, contains )

• 1. 

  V-T If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it. 有…在里面 [no cont]

  例：

  The envelope contained a Christmas card.

  该信封里装有一张圣诞贺卡。

  例：

  The first two floors of the building contain retail space and a restaurant.

  该大楼最底下两层有零售空间和一家餐馆。

• 2. 

  V-T If a substance contains something, that thing is a part of it. 含有 [no cont]

  例：

  Watermelon contains vitamins and also potassium.

  西瓜含有维生素也有钾。

• 3. 

  V-T If writing, speech, or film contains particular information, ideas, or images, it includes them. (文章、演讲、电影) 包含 (某些信息、观点、图像等) [no cont]

  例：

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

  这张纸写有一个病人可能想向医生提出的问题清单。

• 4. 

  V-T If a group or organization contains a certain number of people, those are the people that are in it. (团体、组织等) 包括 (某数量的成员) [no cont]

  例：

  The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans.

  该委员会包括11名民主党人和9名共和党人。

• 5. 

  V-T If you contain something, you control it and prevent it from spreading or increasing. 控制; 阻止

  例：

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

  一百多名消防队员仍在努力控制工厂火势。

• 6. 

  → see also self-contained