单词 | accommodate |
释义 | ac·com·mo·date (ə-kŏmə-dāt′) v. ac·com·mo·dat·ed, ac·com·mo·dat·ing, ac·com·mo·dates v.tr. 1. a. To have enough space for: a parking lot big enough to accommodate buses. See Synonyms at contain. b. To provide lodging for: We looked for a hotel to accommodate the extra guests. 2. To take into consideration or make adjustments for; allow for: an economic proposal that accommodates the interests of senior citizens. 3. a. To do a favor or service for; oblige. See Synonyms at oblige. b. To provide for; supply with something needed: accommodated the expedition with supplies. 4. To make suitable; adapt or adjust: accommodated herself to her new surroundings. See Synonyms at adapt. v.intr. 1. To adapt oneself; become adjusted: It is never easy to accommodate to social change. 2. Physiology To become adjusted, as the eye to focusing on objects at a distance. [Latin accommodāre, accommodāt-, to fit : ad-, ad- + commodus, suitable; see COMMODIOUS.] ac·commo·da′tive adj. ac·commo·da′tor n. |
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