contain
/kənˈteɪn/verb
with obj.
1
- have or hold (someone or something) within包含, 包括; 含有; 容纳：
the cigarettes were thought to contain cannabis.
这些香烟被认为含有大麻成分。
1.1
- be made up of (a number of things); consist of由…组成：
documents containing both text and simple graphics can be created.
可以创建包括文章和简单图表的文档。
1.2
- (of a number) be divisible by (a factor) without a remainder（数）可被除尽, 可整除。
2
- control or restrain (oneself or a feeling)控制, 抑制, 克制（自己, 感情）：
he could barely contain himself from jumping up to exclaim.
他几乎控制不住要跳起来惊叫。
2.1
- prevent (a severe problem) from increasing in extent or intensity控制; 阻止; 遏制（严重问题）：
a new western policy to contain the conflict in Bosnia.
控制波斯尼亚地区冲突的新的西方政策。
派生词
containable
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French contenir, from Latin continere, from con- 'altogether' + tenere 'to hold'.