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contained

UK //kənˈteɪnd//US //kənˈteɪnd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'continere'(con- '一起' + tenere '持有'),14世纪通过古法语 'contenir' 进入英语。

adjective

❶ 指被控制或限制在一定范围内,没有扩散或失控的状态。常用于描述情绪、危险或物质被有效管理的情况。

“The fire was quickly contained by the firefighters.”

(消防员迅速控制住了火势。)

“Her anger was barely contained during the meeting.”

(会议期间她几乎无法压制自己的愤怒。)

同义词:restricted, controlled, confined

verb

❶ contain的过去式和过去分词形式,表示某物内部包含或容纳了其他东西。

“The box contained all her childhood memories.”

(这个盒子里装着她所有的童年回忆。)

“Each capsule contained exactly 500mg of medicine.”

(每粒胶囊含有精确的500毫克药物。)

同义词:included, held, enclosed

常见短语

self-contained — 形容完全独立自足的事物,不需要外部支持或连接就能正常运作。

“The tiny house was completely self-contained with its own power and water systems.”

(这个小房子完全自给自足,拥有独立的电力和供水系统。)

contained explosion — 指被控制在有限空间内的爆炸,通常用于描述受控的工业爆破或实验性爆炸。

“Scientists studied the effects of a contained explosion in the laboratory.”

(科学家们在实验室里研究了受控爆炸的影响。)