ac·com·mo·date
verb/əˈkɒmədeɪt/
/əˈkɑːmədeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they accommodate | /əˈkɒmədeɪt/ /əˈkɑːmədeɪt/ |
| he / she / it accommodates | /əˈkɒmədeɪts/ /əˈkɑːmədeɪts/ |
| past simple accommodated | /əˈkɒmədeɪtɪd/ /əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle accommodated | /əˈkɒmədeɪtɪd/ /əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form accommodating | /əˈkɒmədeɪtɪŋ/ /əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] accommodate somebody to provide somebody with a room or place to sleep, live or sit
提供住宿（或膳宿、座位等） - The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.
这家旅馆最多可供 500 位旅客住宿。 - The aircraft is capable of accommodating 28 passengers.
该飞机可容纳 28 名乘客。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- easily
- readily
- …
- be able to
- can
- The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.
- [transitive] accommodate somebody/something to provide enough space for somebody/something
容纳；提供空间 - The garage can accommodate three cars.
这个车库可以停放三辆车。 - The old town hall now accommodates a Folk Museum.
老市政厅现在设有民俗博物馆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- easily
- readily
- …
- be able to
- can
- The garage can accommodate three cars.
- [transitive] accommodate something (formal) to consider something such as somebody’s opinion or a fact and be influenced by it when you are deciding what to do or explaining something
考虑到；顾及 - Our proposal tries to accommodate the special needs of minority groups.
我们的提案尽量照顾到少数群体的特殊需要。 - She modified her views so as to accommodate the objections of American feminists.
她改变了自己的观点，以适应美国女权主义者的反对意见。
- Our proposal tries to accommodate the special needs of minority groups.
- [transitive] accommodate somebody (with something) (formal) to help somebody by doing what they want
帮忙；给…提供方便 - I have accommodated the press a great deal, giving numerous interviews.
我多次接受采访，已给了新闻界许多方便。 - I’m sure the bank will be able to accommodate you.
我确信银行能够满足您的要求。
- I have accommodated the press a great deal, giving numerous interviews.
- [intransitive, transitive] accommodate (something/yourself) to something (formal) to change your behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation better
顺应，适应（新情况） - I needed to accommodate to the new schedule.
我需要适应新的时间表。
- I needed to accommodate to the new schedule.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin accommodat- ‘made fitting’, from the verb accommodare, from ad- ‘to’ + commodus ‘fitting’.