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美音:[(noun) ´kɔntent (verb) kən´tent ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.内容,容量,目录,满足 adj.满足的,满意的,愿意 vt.使满足

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content为高中词汇   词频:3696

词形变化:

动词过去式:contented 过去分词:contented 现在分词:contenting 第三人称单数:contents

词根

tain,ten,tin=to hold,to keep(安静)

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discontent  displease    

content


/kən'tent; kən`tɛnt/
adj [pred 作表语] ~ (with sth); ~ to do sth satisfied with what one has; not wanting more; happy 知足; 满足; 满意; 愉快
*Are you content with your present salary? 你对你现在的薪水满意吗?
* Now that she has apologized, I am content. 既然她已经道了歉, 我也就满意了.
* He is content to stay in his present job. 他对现在的工作心满意足.
* He is content to remain where he is now. 他安于现状. Cf 参看 contented.

n
1 [U] state of being content 满足; 满意
*the quiet content of a well-fed child 孩子喂饱後不哭不闹的满足状.
2 (idm 习语) to one's heart's content => heart.

v [Tn.pr] ~ oneself with sth accept sth, even though one would have liked more or better 满足或满意于某事物(虽然可能有更高的要求)
*As there's no cream, we'll have to content ourselves with black coffee. 既然没有奶油, 我们只好喝清咖啡算了. contented adj showing or feeling content; satisfied 表示或感到满意或满足的; 心满意足的
*a contented person, cat, smile, etc 心满意足的人、猫、微笑等.

/'kɒntent; `kɑntɛnt/
n
1 contents [pl] that which is contained in sth 所容纳之物; 所含之物; 内容
*the contents of a room, box, bottle, pocket 屋、盒、瓶、衣袋里的东西
* The drawer had been emptied of its contents. 抽屉已经腾空了.
* She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware of its contents. 她没有看那封信, 所以不知道信的内容.
* At the front of the book is a table of contents, giving details of what is in the book. 书的前部有目录, 详列了书中的内容.
2 [sing] that which is written or spoken about in a book, an article, a programme, a speech, etc (书、文章、节目、演说等的)内容
*The content of your essay is excellent, but it's not very well expressed. 你那篇文章的内容好极了, 但是表达方式不太好.
3 [sing] (preceded by a n 用于名词之後) amount of sth contained in sth else 容量; 含量
*the silver content of a coin 硬币中银的含量
* food with a high fat content 脂肪含量高的食物.
1. When used as-a wrapper, cellophane lets the purchaser see the content of the package.
    用玻璃纸包装使购买者能看到包裹内的物品。

2. Needless to say, the disgraceful censorship code is an important factor in predetermining the content of these pictures.
    不消说, 不光彩的审查法规是预先决定这些影片内容的一个很重要因素.

3. He wasn't content to sit and watch, but he couldn't stand unaided on the soft sand.
    他不满足只是坐着观看。然而在松软的沙地上如果没人帮助,他又站不起来。

4. Are you content with your present salary?
    你对你现在的薪水满意吗?

5. "The iron content of tomato sauce cooked in an iron pot for three hours showed a striking increase, the level going up nearly 30 times," she writes.
    她写道,"在铁锅内烹煮了三个小时的番茄汁,其铁离子含量大大提高,增加到原来的30倍左右。"

6. She is not content with her vicarious authority.
    她不甘心只拥有一个代理的职权。

7. People who are content with modern design are probably comfortable with modern life-styles.
    对现代设计感到满意的人,现代的生活方式可能会使他们心满意足。

8. But they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day.
    它们是吃不饱的动物,不满意一日三餐。

9. On the ground before you is the pile it held — so much like the piles in the other bags, could they be emptied, that all might be combined and mixed in a single heap and the bags refilled without altering the content of any greatly.
    面前的地上则是袋中所装的那堆东西的--它与其他袋子中所倒出的一堆堆东西几乎一模一样,如果把它们混成一大堆,再重新装回各自的袋中,也不会有多大的不同。

10. I should wish to die while still at work, knowing that others will carry on what I can no longer do, and content in the thought that what was possible has been done.
    我希望工作到死为止,明白了有人会继续我的未竟事业,想到能做的事都做了,也就坦然了。

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