containment
/kənˈteɪnm(ə)nt/
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kən - ˈteɪnmənt -> containment
(adj) နိုင်ငံတစ်နိုင်ငံ၏ ဩဇာနယ်ပယ်ချဲ့ထွင်ခြင်းကို ဟန့်တားထိန်းချုပ်ရေးမှုဝါဒ။
(not in the continuous tenses)
၁။ ပါရှိ သည်။ ဆံ့သည်။ ဝင်သည်။
The atlas contains forty maps. ❍ Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol. ❍ What does that box contain? ❍ Her statement contained several inaccuracies. ❍ This barrel contains (ie can hold) 50 litres.
၂။ ထိန်းသည်။ ချုပ်တည်းသည်။
I was so furious I couldn't contain myself (ie had to express my feelings). ❍ Please contain your enthusiasm for a moment. ❍ She could hardly contain her excitement.
၃။ ထိန်းချုပ်ဟန့်တားသည်။ Government forces have failed to contain the rebellion.
❏ containment n [U] (ဘောင်တစ်ခုအတွင်း)ကန့်သတ် ထိန်းချုပ်မှု။ the containment of a fire/a radioactive leak ❍ the containment of aggressive military regimes ❍ Knowing they were unlikely to win, the team concentrated on containment (ie limiting the other team's chances of scoring).
- The envelope contained a few dried rose petals.
- There were four or five boxes containing toys and books.
- The area contains some of the richest geological deposits in the country.
- Pretty much everything a tourist would want to see is contained within the walls of the old town.
- Brown rice contains a lot of vitamins and minerals.
- The information you need is contained in this report.
- I couldn’t contain my excitement any longer.
- [barely/hardly contain something] : Laura barely contained her fury.
- Firefighters are still battling to contain the blaze.
- Strong measures are urgently needed to contain the epidemic.
- Our main task is to contain expenditure within a budget.
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