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contain

/kənˈteɪn/· v.

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Chinese meaning

遏制；控制（局势/冲突）

包bāo含hán；装zhuāng有yǒu

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遏è制zhì冲chōng突tū,不bù让ràng战zhàn事shì扩kuò大dà

Example

U.S. and Iranian attacks are unfolding in a way that risks a wider war they cannot contain, analysts warn, unless they can return to negotiations quickly.

分析人士警告,美国与伊朗的攻击正以一种可能引发更大规模、双方都无法遏制的战争的方式展开,除非双方能尽快重返谈判。

Source: The New York Times · 20 Jul 2026

Background ✎

分fēn析xī人rén士shì警jǐng告gào,美měi伊yī互hù相xiāng攻gōng击jī有yǒu失shī控kòng扩kuò大dà为wèi更gèng大dà战zhàn争zhēng的de风fēng险xiǎn,呼hū吁yù双shuāng方fāng尽jǐn快kuài重chóng返fǎn谈tán判pàn遏è制zhì局jú势shì。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 con-(共同)+ teneō(握住,持有)

  • con-(一起)+ tain(拉丁 teneō,握住)

Collocations

  • contain the conflict/contain a war/hard to contain

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