con‧tent 1 S3 W2 / kɒntent $ kɑn- / 名词

1 contents [复数形式]

a) the things that are inside a box, bag, room etc

contents of

The customs official rummaged through the contents of his briefcase.

Most of the gallery’s contents were damaged in the fire.

contents insurance (= insurance for things such as furniture that you have in your house )

b) the things that are written in a letter, book etc

contents of

She kept the contents of the letter a secret.

The program automatically creates a table of contents (= a list at the beginning of a document that shows the different parts into which it is divided ) .

He cast his eye down the contents page .

2 [单数形式] the amount of a substance that is contained in something, especially food or drink

fat/protein/alcohol etc content

the fat content of cheese

water with a low salt content

3 [单数形式，不可数] the ideas, facts, or opinions that are contained in a speech, piece of writing, film, programme etc :

The content of the media course includes scripting, editing, and camera work.

4 [单数形式，不可数] the information contained in a website, considered separately from the software that makes the website work :

The graphics are brilliant. It’s just a shame the content is so poor.