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"
(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
the act of containing; keeping something from spreading;
"the containment of the AIDS epidemic" "the containment of the rebellion"
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To solve the deficit problem, containment of public expenditure is necessary.为解决财赤问题,控制公共开支是必须的。
Officials say the fire is about 40 percent containment.官员表示大概控制了大火的40%25。
Through the collective embargo and "the complete sanction," finally, the U.S. formed the containment policy toward Cuba.通过对古巴的完全禁运和“集体制裁”，最终形成了对古巴的遏制政策。
Downer also commented on China-U.S. relations, saying Australia has never been concerned that Washington is pursuing a policy of containment toward Beijing.唐纳也对美中关系发表评论。他说，澳大利亚从不担心华盛顿对北京采取遏制政策。
