contain

A2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #5715 ★★★★☆

vt. 包含, 容纳, 控制 vi. 自制

发音

CA /kənˈteɪn/

词形变化

contained containest containeth containing contains 三单 contains containing 现在分词 contained 过去式 contained 过去分词

别名

conteyne

教材释义与例句

动词

包含；控制；容纳；牵制（敌军）

if something such as a bag, box, or place contains something, that thing is inside it

动词

含有；自制

The thieves stole a purse containing bank-notes.

小偷们偷到了一个里面有钞票的钱包。

The museum contains a number of original artworks.

这家博物馆藏有一些原创艺术品。

释义与例句

v. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To hold inside.

    包含

    含有

    含

    蕴含

    及物

    The brown box contains three stacks of books.

  2. 2.

    To include as a part.

    及物

    Most of the meals they offer contain meat.

  3. 3.

    To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

    及物

    I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!

  4. 4.

    To have as an element or subset.

    及物 数学

    A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements.

    If that subgraph contains the vertex in question then it must be spanning.

  5. 5.

    To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

    不及物 废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

take stop hold check control carry bear arrest curb moderate

上位词 10

have keep hold figure defend reckon include calculate restrain cipher

下位词 10

catch train deny conquer damp retain suppress crucify confine subdue

近义相关 6

take hold carry bear admit accommodate

相关短语

contain multitudes contain oneself 克制自己,忍耐

词源

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French contenir, from Latin continēre (“to hold or keep together, comprise, contain”), combined form of con- (“together”) + teneō (“to hold”).

来源：wiktionary