contents

Definitions

The plural of content (the held-inside sense), but it has split off as its own word. contents = the actual items inside something (the contents of her bag), and by extension the 'table of contents' that lists what a book holds.

Common Collocations

• 1.table of contents目录
• 2.the contents of……的内容
• 3.examine the contents检查所装之物
• 4.spill the contents撒出里面的东西

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table.

• 2.

  Check the table of contents to find the chapter you need.