contain

1. V-T If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it. 有…在里面[no cont]

The envelope contained a Christmas card. 该信封里装有一张圣诞贺卡。

The first two floors of the building contain retail space and a restaurant. 该大楼最底下两层有零售空间和一家餐馆。

2. V-T If a substance contains something, that thing is a part of it. 含有[no cont]

Watermelon contains vitamins and also potassium. 西瓜含有维生素也有钾。

3. V-T If writing, speech, or film contains particular information, ideas, or images, it includes them. (文章、演讲、电影) 包含 (某些信息、观点、图像等)[no cont]

This sheet contained a list of problems a patient might like to raise with the doctor. 这张纸写有一个病人可能想向医生提出的问题清单。

4. V-T If a group or organization contains a certain number of people, those are the people that are in it. (团体、组织等) 包括 (某数量的成员)[no cont]

The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans. 该委员会包括11名民主党人和9名共和党人。

5. V-T If you contain something, you control it and prevent it from spreading or increasing. 控制; 阻止

More than a hundred firemen are still trying to contain the fire at the plant. 一百多名消防队员仍在努力控制工厂火势。

6. →see also self-contained