containment
[kən'teɪn.mənt] noun uncountable specialized
■when something or someone harmful is controlled and limited 控制；抑制；阻止•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。 ■an attempt to keep another country's political power within limits without having a war with them （对他国政治力量的）遏制•The government is pursuing a policy of containment.政府在奉行遏制政策。 |