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VERB
装有;容纳
If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.
例句
The bag contained a Christmas card...
这个包里装着一张圣诞卡。
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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VERB
包含;含有
If a substance contains something, that thing is a part of it.
例句
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。
Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.
很多车使用含铅汽油。
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VERB
(著作、讲话或电影中)包括，包含
If writing, speech, or film contains particular information, ideas, or images, it includes them.
例句
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。
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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VERB
(团体或组织中)有，包括
If a group or organization contains a certain number of people, those are the people that are in it.
例句
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。
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VERB
控制;遏制;防止…蔓延
If you contain something, you control it and prevent it from spreading or increasing.
例句
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。
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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VERB
控制，抑制(感情)
If you cannot contain a feeling such as excitement or anger, or if you cannot contain yourself, you cannot prevent yourself from showing your feelings.
例句
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。
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。