contain强调容量,include强调范围.
CONTAIN和INCLUDE都是及物动词,有"包括.包含"的意思.
contain指包含的全部内容或容量.如果指的是里面所含的成分时,也用contain.
如:1.It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.
意思是 它含有一种可以防止蚊虫叮咬的强效药物.
2.The bottle contains tow glasses of beer.意思是这瓶子可装两杯啤酒.
3.what meaning is contained in your words?你话里含着什么意思?
4.this book contains all the information you need,意思是这本书包含你所需的一切资料.5.the pill contains vitamins,这药丸中含有多种维生素.6.i coudn`t contain my laughter.
7.try to contain your anger!(我就不写汉语了)
include的宾语指的是部分内容或容量,表示一个整体由几个部分组成,侧重包括者只是整体的一部分. including是介词,included是过去分词形容词化,意为"包括在内".
如:there ten of us here,including three girls/there ten of us here,three girls included.我们这里一共有十个人,包括三个女孩.
Many students went out to play,including Tom/Tom included.(累死我了)