containment
noun [ U ] uk/kənˈteɪn.mənt/ us/kənˈteɪn.mənt/
控制；抑制；阻止
the act of controlling or limiting something or someone harmful
Containment of crowd violence was the police's main concern. 阻止群体暴力事件的发生是警方最关注的事。
The spreading disease overwhelmed all attempts at containment.
politics specialized（对他国政治力量的）遏制
an attempt to keep another country's political power within limits without having a war with them
The government is pursuing a policy of containment. 政府在奉行遏制政策。
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- Rapid containment of emerging diseases is vital in order to avoid a large scale epidemic.
- For now, the emphasis is on cost containment.
- Many traditional containment measures are no longer effective given people’s expectations of more freedom of movement.
- Anthrax was found in three places outside the containment lab.
- He advocates diplomatic engagement over containment or confrontation.
- He scaled down military action, following a strategy of containment.