containment
/kənˈteɪnmənt/noun
mass noun
1- the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits（对有害物的）控制; 抑制：
the containment of the Aids epidemic.
对艾滋病流行的控制。
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- the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence封锁（政策）; 遏制（政策）：
the US government saw the containment of terrorism as a global task.
美国政府把遏制恐怖主义作为一项全球性任务。