containment 音标拼音: [kənt'enmənt]
n . 包含;抑制;牵制
包含;抑制;牵制
containment n 1 :
a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully ; "
containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States '
foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975 "
2 : (
physics )
a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor 3 :
the act of containing ;
keeping something from spreading ; "
the containment of the AIDS epidemic "; "
the containment of the rebellion "
Containment \
Con *
tain "
ment \,
n .
1 .
That which is contained ;
the extent ;
the substance . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
The containment of a rich man '
s estate . --
Fuller .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
the act of containing .
[
PJC ]
3 . (
Diplomacy )
the act or policy of restricting the influence or territorial growth of a hostile nation .
Note :
The policy of containment is employed when the defeat of a hostile nation or overthrow of its government is considered impractical or too costly .
[
PJC ]
4 .
the act of restricting some deleterious substance within a confined space ,
especially when such material is released unintentionally or by accident ;
as ,
containment of nuclear waste ;
containment of an oil spill .
Also used attributively ,
as a containment boom .
[
PJC ]
5 .
a structure surrounding a nuclear power plant designed to prevent release of radioactive materials into the environment in the event of an accident .
[
PJC ]
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "
containment ":
Eisenhower Doctrine ,
Monroe Doctrine ,
Nixon Doctrine ,
Truman Doctrine ,
appeasement ,
balance of power ,
brinkmanship ,
cincture ,
circling ,
circumambience ,
circumambiency ,
circumcincture ,
circumflexion ,
circumjacence ,
circumposition ,
coexistence ,
colonialism ,
compromise ,
detente ,
deterrence ,
diplomacy ,
diplomatic ,
diplomatics ,
dollar diplomacy ,
dollar imperialism ,
embracement ,
encincture ,
encirclement ,
enclosure ,
encompassment ,
enfoldment ,
envelopment ,
environment ,
expansionism ,
foreign affairs ,
foreign policy ,
girding ,
girdling ,
good -
neighbor policy ,
imperialism ,
inclusion ,
internationalism ,
involvement ,
isolationism ,
manifest destiny ,
militarism ,
nationalism ,
neocolonialism ,
neutralism ,
nonresistance ,
open door ,
open -
door policy ,
peace offensive ,
peaceful coexistence ,
preparedness ,
shirt -
sleeve diplomacy ,
shuttle diplomacy ,
spheres of influence ,
surrounding ,
the big stick ,
tough policy ,
world politics
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