the act of controlling or limiting something or someone harmful

Containment of crowd violence was the police's main concern. 阻止群体暴力事件的发生是警方最关注的事。

The spreading disease overwhelmed all attempts at containment.

an attempt to keep another country's political power within limits without having a war with them

The government is pursuing a policy of containment. 政府在奉行遏制政策。