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。 ■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。 ■(of a number) be divisible by (a factor) without a remainder (数)可被除尽,可整除
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。 ■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 containable adjective 语源
Middle English: from Old French contenir, from Latin continere, from con- 'altogether' + tenere 'to hold'