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VERB
裝有;容納
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...
這個包里裝著一張圣誕卡。
Factory shops contain a wide range of cheap furnishings...
工廠車間里陳設著種類繁多的廉價家具。
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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...
希臘酸奶比高脂濃奶油所含脂肪要少得多。
Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.
很多車使用含鉛汽油。
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VERB
(著作、講話或電影中)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...
這張單子列出了病人可能會向醫(yī)生提出的一系列問題。
The two discs also contain two of Britten's lesser-known song-cycles.
這兩張唱片還包含了布里頓兩首不甚知名的聲樂套曲。
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VERB
(團體或組織中)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.
這個委員會包括11名民主黨人和9名共和黨人。
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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...
上百名消防隊員仍在試圖控制工廠的火勢。
The city authorities said the curfew had contained the violence.
市政府稱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...
但他滿心好奇，一天，他真的忍不住了。“你打算做什么？”他問道。
Evans could barely contain his delight: 'I'm so proud of her,' he said.
埃文斯喜不自禁：“我真為她驕傲。”他說。