accommodate
verb [ T ] uk/əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/ us/əˈkɑː.mə.deɪt/
(FIND A PLACE FOR)
为…提供住宿;容纳;为…提供空间
to provide with a place to live or to be stored in
New students may be accommodated in halls of residence. 新生可以住在学校宿舍楼里。
formal There wasn't enough space to accommodate the files. 没有足够的空间存放这些档案。
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- While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some information on accommodation in the area.
- Feeling guilty for the homeless is one thing, finding cheap secure accommodation for them is quite another thing.
- Hostels are usually provided as a stopgap until the families can be housed in permanent accommodation.
- There's accommodation for about five hundred students on campus.
- The price includes travel and accommodation but meals are extra.
(SUIT)
为…提供方便;对…予以照顾性考虑
to give what is needed to someone
accommodate with We always try to accommodate (= help) our clients with financial assistance if necessary. 必要时，我们总是尽力为客户提供财务上的帮助。
The new policies fail to accommodate people with disabilities. 新政策未能满足残障人士的需求。
accommodate yourself 使适应;使顺应
to change yourself or your behaviour to suit another person or new conditions
Some find it hard to accommodate themselves to the new working conditions. 有些人觉得很难适应新的工作环境。
She was desperately trying to accommodate herself to her new living arrangements.
At that point, I had not accommodated myself to the life of a fisherman.
We tried to find a way of accommodating ourselves to a society we disliked.
As a politician, he had to be able to accommodate himself to public opinion.
(EYE)
anatomy specialized（眼睛）调节晶状体形状实现聚焦
(of an eye) to change the shape of the lens in order to focus (= see clearly)