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containing
包含,包括
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Con·tain
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Contained
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Containing
.]
1.
To
hold
within
fixed
limits
;
to
comprise
;
to
include
;
to
inclose
;
to
hold
.
Behold
,
heaven
and
the
heaven
of
heavens
can
not
contain
thee
;
how
much
less
this
house!
--
2
Chron
.
vi
. 18.
When
that
this
body
did
contain
a
spirit
.
--
Shak
.
What
thy
stores
contain
bring
forth
.
--
Milton
.
2.
To
have
capacity
for
;
to
be
able
to
hold
;
to
hold
;
to
be
equivalent
to
;
as
,
a
bushel
contains
four
pecks
.
3.
To
put
constraint
upon
;
to
restrain
;
to
confine
;
to
keep
within
bounds
. [
Obs
.,
exept
as
used
reflexively
.]
The
king's
person
contains
the
unruly
people
from
evil
occasions
.
--
Spenser
.
Fear
not
,
my
lord
:
we
can
contain
ourselves
.
--
Shak
.
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