Front | accommodate |
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Pron | [ə'kɑːmədeɪt] |
Back | 【ACCOMMODATE】 The airplane is large enough to accommodate over 400 passengers. 这飞机打得足以容纳四百名以上的乘客。 【重点词汇】 accommodate v. 1. 容纳 n. accommodation 2. 适应 【ACCOMMODATE】 We have to accommodate ourselves to our changed circumstances. 我们必须使自己适应改变的环境。 【重点词汇】 accommodate v. 1. 容纳 n. accommodation 2. 适应 |
Vocab | accommodatehave room for; hold without crowding
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. 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. All forms of 'accommodate' will appear on average once every 290 pages. accommodate accommodating accommodation accommodative accommodator accommodatingly unaccommodating accommodational |
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