名詞 containment:

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
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

1. Until we'd built up sufficient forces to drive the invaders back, we pursued a policy of containment.
   我們對入侵之敵采取牽制的方針，以備組織好兵力將之擊退。

con.tain.ment

n.（名詞）
The act or condition of containing.
容納：容納的行為或情形
A policy of checking the expansion or influence of a hostile power or ideology, as by the creation of strategic alliances or support of client states in areas of conflict or unrest.
遏制政策：一種遏制敵對勢力或意識形態(tài)的擴張或影響的政策，如通過締結戰(zhàn)略性同盟或支持沖突或動蕩地區(qū)的被保護國
A structure or system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive materials from a reactor.
防泄漏系統(tǒng)：一種為防止反應堆中放射性物質的事故性泄漏而設計的裝置或系統(tǒng)