containment
n [U] keeping sth within limits, so that it cannot spread harmfully 阻止; 遏制
Until we'd built up sufficient forces to drive the invaders back, we pursued a policy of containment. 我们对入侵之敌采取牵制的方针, 以备组织好兵力将之击退.
2 Two friends meet at school on the first day of term.2
两个朋友于新学期的第一天在学校见面。
First turn the gas off and cover the pan.
首先,把煤气关上,盖上油锅。
Perhaps in those days I was. Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball. But that was the last moment of happiness in our lives. That night everything changed.