containment
US /kənˈteɪn.mənt/
UK /kənˈteɪn.mənt/
名詞
1.
控制, 遏制
the act of keeping something harmful under control or within limits
範例:
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The rapid containment of the fire prevented further damage.
火勢的迅速控制阻止了進一步的損害。
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Disease containment measures were immediately put in place.
疾病控制措施立即到位。
2.
遏制, 圍堵
the policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence
範例:
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The Cold War era was characterized by a policy of containment.
冷戰時期以遏制政策為特徵。
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The government adopted a strategy of economic containment against the rival nation.
政府對敵對國家採取了經濟遏制戰略。