contain
英[k?n'te?n]
美[k?n'ten]
- vt. 包含；控制；容納；牽制（敵軍）
- vi. 含有；自制
英英釋意
- 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"