containment
🇺🇸
/kənˈteɪnmənt/
🇬🇧
/kənˈteɪnmənt/
keeping something under control to stop it from spreading harmfully
The containment of the fire prevented it from reaching nearby homes.
對火勢的控制阻止了它蔓延到附近的房屋。
keeping another country's power limited so it doesn't become too strong
The country used a strategy of containment to limit its rival's influence.
該國採用遏制戰略來限制其對手的影響力。