Word · Frequency #559
contain
容纳；装有
To have something inside or hold it within.
- 1.
To hold inside.
容纳；包含
- 2.
include or contain; have as a component
包含；作为组成部分
- 3.
To include as a part.
包含作为一部分
- 4.
contain or hold; have within
容纳；内部含有
- 5.
To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
约束；限制；抑制；控制在一定范围内
- 6.
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
抑制；克制；限制
- 7.
To have as an element or subset.
包含作为元素或子集
包含；包括；抑制；克制；遏制；容纳；包含；包含；作为组成部分；包含作为一部分
In use
The suitcase contains all my clothes for the trip.
She tried to contain her excitement.
The manual containing the instructions is on the shelf.
The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
This can contains water
contain + noun phrase (include/have inside)
The box contains several books.
盒子里装着几本书。
contain + reflexive pronoun (control emotions)
常用于否定句或与can/could连用。
She could not contain her excitement.
Connections
Collocations
- contain information
- 包含信息
- The report contains important information about the project.这份报告包含有关该项目的重要信息。
- contain the spread
- 控制扩散
- Authorities worked hard to contain the spread of the virus.当局努力控制病毒的扩散。
- contain oneself
- 克制自己
- She could barely contain herself with excitement.她激动得几乎无法克制自己。
- contain a substance
- 含有某种物质
- This bottle contains a toxic substance.这个瓶子里含有一种有毒物质。
- contain an element
- 包含元素
- The compound contains several metallic elements.这种化合物包含几种金属元素。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘container（容器）’，能‘包含/容纳’物品；也指‘克制’情绪，如同将其容纳在心里。
Context & Register
通常用于中性语境，表示某物包含另一物（如箱子内含物品），也可用于抽象内容（如故事包含寓意）。表示‘控制’时多为正式语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All pattern words share the suffix '-tain' with the target and rhyme with /eɪn/ (stressed vowel /eɪ/ followed by /n/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.