1、expose
使暴露;使顯露
Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea.
海平面下降使白令海底部的淺層大陸架暴露出來。
For an instant his whole back was exposed.
一瞬間,他整個背部都露了出來。
揭發;揭露
The Budget does expose the lies ministers were telling a year ago.
預算案無疑揭穿了部長們一年前所說的謊話。
After the scandal was exposed, Dr Bailey committed suicide.
丑聞曝光后,貝利博士自殺了。
使暴露于(險境);使遭受(危險或不快)
They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations.
城市人口中多數常見的疾病他們都沒有接觸到。
A wise mother never exposes her children to the slightest possibility of danger.
明智的母親決不會讓她的孩子置身于一丁點兒危險之中。
2、contain
裝有;容納
The bag contained a Christmas card.
這個包里裝著一張圣誕卡。
Factory shops contain a wide range of cheap furnishings.
工廠車間里陳設著種類繁多的廉價家具。
包含;含有
Greek yogurt contains much less fat than double cream.
希臘酸奶比高脂濃奶油所含脂肪要少得多。
Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.
很多車使用含鉛汽油。
控制;遏制;防止…蔓延
More than a hundred firemen are still trying to contain the fire at the plant.
上百名消防隊員仍在試圖控制工廠的火勢。
The city authorities said the curfew had contained the violence.
市政府稱宵禁遏制住了暴力事件。