accommodate
Definitions
To provide enough space, lodging, or room for someone or something.
容纳；为……提供空间或住宿。
To adjust or adapt in order to meet someone's needs or wishes.
迁就，通融；使适应（以满足需求）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedac- (ad-, to) + com- (together) + mod (measure) + -ate (verb) = 'to bring things to a common measure,' i.e. to make them fit. A hotel accommodates guests by fitting them in; you accommodate someone's needs by adjusting yourself to fit them. See mod.
Root mod still carries 17 more wordsWhy It Means This
Both meanings come from one image: 'make it fit.' Fitting people into space gives 'house, hold' (the hall accommodates 500); fitting yourself to people gives 'oblige, adapt to' (we'll accommodate your schedule). When you're unsure which sense is meant, ask: is something being given room, or is someone being adjusted to? Both are 'making things fit a common measure.'
Common Collocations
- 1.accommodate guests接待客人
- 2.accommodate needs满足需求
- 3.happy to accommodate乐意通融
- 4.accommodate changes适应变化
Example Sentences
- 1.
The new stadium can accommodate over sixty thousand fans.
- 2.
We'll do our best to accommodate your dietary requirements.
- 3.
The hotel accommodates guests in spacious sea-view rooms.