accommodate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ac·com·mo·date /əˈkɒmədeɪt $ əˈkɑː-/ ●○○ AWL verb 1 [transitive]SPACE/ROOM if a room, building etc can accommodate a particular number of people or things, it has enough space for them 〔房间、建筑物等〕容纳 He bought a huge house to accommodate his library. 他买了一座大房子来放他的藏书。 The ballroom can accommodate 400 people. 那个舞厅可容纳400人。2 [transitive]HOME to provide someone with a place to stay, live, or work 为…提供住处[工作场所] The island was used to accommodate child refugees. 该岛用于收容儿童难民。3 [transitive]ACCEPT to accept someone’s opinions and try to do what they want, especially when their opinions or needs are different from yours 迎合；迁就 We’ve made every effort to accommodate your point of view. 我们已经尽力采纳你的观点。4 [intransitive] to get used to a new situation or to make yourself do this 适应；顺应accommodate to Her eyes took a while to accommodate to the darkness. 她的眼睛过了一会儿才适应黑暗。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
accommodate• The hotel can only accommodate 200 people.• His main task was tastefully to accommodate as many wedding presents into their new homes as was practicable.• Centers will maintain the flexibility to accommodate changes in specific projects as the need for information changes.• Nineteen cabins, more than any other ship, are designed to accommodate disabled passengers.• Nineteen cabins on the new ship are designed to accommodate disabled passengers.• Remember to adjust the straps at the beginning and the end of the season to accommodate either bare feet or boots.• We have made reasonable efforts to accommodate employees' requests for transfers.• He is a natural opener, and Paul Terry has dropped down the order to accommodate him.• Migrant workers to be accommodated near the place where they work.• We needed all our land to accommodate our growing population.• The ground floor of the new building will accommodate physiotherapy and hydrotherapy departments, orthopaedic clinic and an x-ray room.• If your microwave is large enough to accommodate the turkey, thaw it in a glass baking dish.• Students can study the habits of animals that have to accommodate to changes in weather.• Once you been accepted at the university they promise to accommodate you in a dormitory.• Coach Carr, please adjust the microphone to accommodate your 6 feet 6 inches.Origin accommodate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of accommodare, from ad- “to” + commodare “to make fit”, from commodus “suitable”ac·com·mo·date verbChineseSyllable
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accommodate
ac‧com‧mo‧date AC /əˈkɒmədeɪt $ əˈkɑː-/
verb
He bought a huge house to accommodate his library.
The ballroom can accommodate 400 people.
2. [transitive] to provide someone with a place to stay, live, or work:
The island was used to accommodate child refugees.
3. [transitive] to accept someone’s opinions and try to do what they want, especially when their opinions or needs are different from yours:
We’ve made every effort to accommodate your point of view.
4. [intransitive] to get used to a new situation or to make yourself do this
accommodate to
Her eyes took a while to accommodate to the darkness.
ac‧com‧mo‧date AC /əˈkɒmədeɪt $ əˈkɑː-/
verb Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of accommodare, from ad- 'to' + commodare 'to make fit', from commodus 'suitable'
1. [transitive] if a room, building etc can accommodate a particular number of people or things, it has enough space for them:Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of accommodare, from ad- 'to' + commodare 'to make fit', from commodus 'suitable'
2. [transitive] to provide someone with a place to stay, live, or work:
3. [transitive] to accept someone’s opinions and try to do what they want, especially when their opinions or needs are different from yours:
4. [intransitive] to get used to a new situation or to make yourself do this
accommodate to