作为动词使用,content表示满足、使满意。常见搭配有: - content oneself (with) (sth/sb)(满足于某事物/某人) ; content (sb) (to do)(使某人满意去做某事)等。

content

n.内容;

[pl.]目录;(书、讲话、节目等的)主题

adj.满足的;满意的

体会content的用法和意义

①She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.她很满意待在家里照顾孩子。

②Andy is content with the toy.It is the best he has ever got.安迪对这个玩具很满意，这是他得到的最好的玩具。

③I like the style of his writing but I don’t like the content.我喜欢他的写作风格，但不喜欢他写的内容。

④There is a table of contents in front of a dictionary.词典的开头有目录。

⑤We can swim in the river to our hearts’ content.我们可以在河里尽情地游泳。

作为动词时的用法：

content侧重于“知足”。可以理解为“使自己甘心于做某事”，虽然这件事情并不是自己想要的。例：

I wanted to take two weeks' holiday, but had to content myself with one because the office was so busy.

Most manufacturers content themselves with updating existing models.

Mr. Li has been asking for more responsibility, but has had to content himself with a minor managerial post.

content作形容词用时，也能表达“知足”的含义。

I am content to admire the mountains from below.

Not content with past creations, Leiber is always introducing new designs.

用法&搭配

content oneself with sth

be content (adj.) with sth

be content (adj.) to do sth