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accommodate vt.供应,供给,使适应,调节,和解,向...提供,容纳,调和;vi.适应 Accommodate entered English in the mid-16th century from the Latin word accommodat-, meaning "made fitting." Whether it refers to changing something to suit someone's wishes or providing someone with something he needs, accommodate typically involves making something fit. You might change your lunch plans, for example, to accommodate your best friend's schedule. Accommodate can also refer to providing housing or having enough space for something. You might need to open up the extra bedroom to accommodate your out-of-town guests. 1[VERB 动词]（有足够的空间）容纳，接纳 If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.   [V n]  [no cont]The school in Poldown was not big enough to accommodate all the children...波尔登的学校不够大，容不下所有的孩子。The CD-ROMs will accommodate the works of all English poets from 600 to 1900.这些光盘能存下从公元600年到1900年所有英国诗人的作品。2[VERB 动词]为…提供住宿 To accommodate someone means to provide them with a place to live or stay.   [V n]  [be V-ed prep/adv]...a hotel built to accommodate guests for the wedding of King Alfonso...一家为接待前来参加阿方索国王婚礼的来宾而建的宾馆Students are accommodated in homes nearby.学生被安置在附近的住家中。3[VERB 动词]顾及；考虑到 If something is planned or changed to accommodate a particular situation, it is planned or changed so that it takes this situation into account.   [V n]The roads are built to accommodate gradual temperature changes...修建这些道路时考虑到了温度的逐渐变化。The way that American history is taught may change in order to accommodate some more of those cultures.美国历史的授课方式可能会为了照顾到更多的文化而作改变。4[VERB 动词]迎合；迁就 If you do something to accommodate someone, you do it with the main purpose of pleasing or satisfying them.   [V n]He has never put an arm around his wife to accommodate photographers...他从未为了迎合摄影师而搂住妻子。He's already altered several of the proposals in his economic plan to accommodate demands of special interests.他已经改动了经济计划中的几项提议以迁就特殊利益集团的要求。5[VERB 动词]（调整以）适应 If you accommodate to something new, you change your behaviour or ideas so that you are able to deal with it.   [V to n]  [V pron-refl to n]  [FORMAL 正式]Some animal and plant species cannot accommodate to the rapidly changing conditions...某些种类的动植物不能适应迅速变化的环境。She walked slowly to accommodate herself to his pace.她走得很慢，以便与他保持一致的步伐。

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[ə'kɔmədeit] If you accommodate, you are making an adjustment to suit a particular purpose. If you accommodate your brother's demand for the attic room, then you give in and let him take over that space. ★★☆☆☆

英语单词	accommodate
英美音标	[ə'kɔmədeit]
中文释义	vt.供应,供给,使适应,调节,和解,向...提供,容纳,调和; vi.适应
vocabulary简明	If you accommodate, you are making an adjustment to suit a particular purpose. If you accommodate your brother's demand for the attic room, then you give in and let him take over that space.
vocabulary扩展	Accommodate entered English in the mid-16th century from the Latin word accommodat-, meaning "made fitting." Whether it refers to changing something to suit someone's wishes or providing someone with something he needs, accommodate typically involves making something fit. You might change your lunch plans, for example, to accommodate your best friend's schedule. Accommodate can also refer to providing housing or having enough space for something. You might need to open up the extra bedroom to accommodate your out-of-town guests.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]（有足够的空间）容纳，接纳 If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them. [V n] [no cont] The school in Poldown was not big enough to accommodate all the children... 波尔登的学校不够大，容不下所有的孩子。 The CD-ROMs will accommodate the works of all English poets from 600 to 1900. 这些光盘能存下从公元600年到1900年所有英国诗人的作品。 2 [VERB 动词]为…提供住宿 To accommodate someone means to provide them with a place to live or stay. [V n] [be V-ed prep/adv] ...a hotel built to accommodate guests for the wedding of King Alfonso... 一家为接待前来参加阿方索国王婚礼的来宾而建的宾馆 Students are accommodated in homes nearby. 学生被安置在附近的住家中。 3 [VERB 动词]顾及；考虑到 If something is planned or changed to accommodate a particular situation, it is planned or changed so that it takes this situation into account. [V n] The roads are built to accommodate gradual temperature changes... 修建这些道路时考虑到了温度的逐渐变化。 The way that American history is taught may change in order to accommodate some more of those cultures. 美国历史的授课方式可能会为了照顾到更多的文化而作改变。 4 [VERB 动词]迎合；迁就 If you do something to accommodate someone, you do it with the main purpose of pleasing or satisfying them. [V n] He has never put an arm around his wife to accommodate photographers... 他从未为了迎合摄影师而搂住妻子。 He's already altered several of the proposals in his economic plan to accommodate demands of special interests. 他已经改动了经济计划中的几项提议以迁就特殊利益集团的要求。 5 [VERB 动词]（调整以）适应 If you accommodate to something new, you change your behaviour or ideas so that you are able to deal with it. [V to n] [V pron-refl to n] [FORMAL 正式] Some animal and plant species cannot accommodate to the rapidly changing conditions... 某些种类的动植物不能适应迅速变化的环境。 She walked slowly to accommodate herself to his pace. 她走得很慢，以便与他保持一致的步伐。

Accommodate [V N Verb 动词 Change Making Suit