accommodate UK [ə'kɒm.ə.deɪt] US [-'kɑ:.mə-] verb transitive FIND A PLACE FOR 为…找个地方 ■to provide with a place to live or to be stored in 为…提供住宿;容纳;为…提供空间•New students may be accommodated in halls of residence.新生可以住在学校宿舍里。 •formal There wasn't enough space to accommodate the files.没有足够的空间存放这些档案。 UK [ə'kɒm.ə.deɪt] US [-'kɑ:.mə-] verb transitive SUIT 满足 ■to give what is needed to someone 为…提供方便;对…予以照顾性考虑•The new policies fail to accommodate the disabled.新政策没有照顾到残疾人士的利益。 •We always try to accommodate (= help) our clients with financial assistance if necessary.必要时,我们总是尽力为我们的客户提供财政援助。 accommodate yourself ■to change yourself or your behaviour to suit another person or new conditions 使适应,使顺应•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。 |