1. vt.为（某人）提供住宿（或膳宿、座位等）provide sb with a room or place to sleep, live or sit
2. vt.容纳；为…提供空间　provide enough space for sb/sth
3. vt.〈正〉考虑到；顾及　consider sth, such as sb's opinion or a fact, and be influenced by it when you are deciding what to do or explaining sth
4. vt.〈正〉帮忙；给…提供方便　 help sb by doing what they want
5. vt.〈正〉使顺应，使适应　 change your behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation better

　～ dinners　提供吃饭的空间
　～ six beds　容纳六张床
　～ a statement to facts　使一项声明与事实相符
　～ the special interests of various groups　照顾到不同集团的特殊利益
　～ a dispute　调解一场争端
　～ wrong ideas　迁就错误意见
　～ easily　轻易地适应
　～ at this hotel　在这家旅馆住宿
　～ sb for the night　留某人过夜
　～ one's plan to sb's　使（自己的）计划与某人的协调一致
　～ oneself to circumstances　适应环境
　～ oneself to new conditions　适应新的情况
　～ sb with　向某人供应，向某人提供…，答应某人（某事）
　～ sb with a loan　（银行）向某人提供贷款
　～ sb with lodging　向某人提供住宿

　Can the inn accommodate a party of five for two weeks? 　这家旅店能否为一行5人提供2周膳宿?
　The hotel can accommodate 600 guests.　这家旅馆可供600位来宾住宿。
　She can't accommodate guests at the moment.　她此时不能招待客人。
　Are there enough shelves to accommodate all our books?　有足够的书架容纳我们所有的书吗?
　Our ships accommodate up to 150.　我们的船只可承载多达150位的乘客。
　The airplane is large enough to accommodate over 400 passengers.　这架飞机大得足以容纳400多名乘客。
　The bus is enough to accommodate 50 passengers.　这辆巴士可以容纳50名乘客。
　The cottage could comfortably accommodate up to five people.　这小屋能舒舒服服地住5个人。
　The new facility will easily accommodate 50 workstations.　新场所能轻松摆下50个电脑的工作台。
　There wasn't enough space to accommodate the files.　没有足够的地方来存放这些文件。
　This big bedroom will〔can〕 accommodate six beds.　这间大卧室放得下6张床。
　This table accommodates six persons.　这张桌子可以坐6个人。
　Our proposal tries to accommodate the special needs of minority groups.　我们的提案尽量照顾到少数群体的特殊需要。
　We did this to accommodate your buyers.　我们这样做是为了照顾你方的买主。
　When we asked for help, a stranger accommodated us.　当我们请求帮忙时，一位陌生人前来相助。
　He accommodated me when I asked him for change.　我请求他兑换零钱，他满口答应了。
　He asked his uncle to accommodate him till his pay cheque arrived.　他请求叔叔在他收到薪金支票前先资助一下他。
　I have accommodated the press a great deal, giving numerous interviews.　我多次接受采访，已给了报界许多方便。
　Should you have any special needs, our flight attendants will do their best to accommodate you.　倘若你有任何特别的需要，我们的空中服务员会尽量给予协助。
　I accommodated him by taking the sick horse, though it was against my will.　尽管违背自己的心愿，我还是迁就他买下了那匹病马。
　The country must accommodate present realities, not reach back for old dreams.　该国必须顺应目前的现实，而不应该一味追溯昔日的美梦。
　Your investment strategy has to be flexible enough to accommodate changes in the market.　你的投资策略得足够灵活，能够应对市场变化。
　The union has made every possible effort to accommodate the management.　工会极力迁就资方。
　During the conference, she will be accommodated in a nearby hotel.　会议期间她被安排住在附近的一家旅馆。
　Guests were well accommodated in that hotel.　那家旅馆对投宿客人服务周到。
　The delegates were accommodated in university hotels.　代表们被安排在大学生宿舍住宿。
　New students may be accommodated in halls of residence.　新生可以住在学校宿舍楼里。
　They were accommodated in a spacious room upstairs.　他们被安排在楼上一个宽敞的房间里住宿。
　Over 70 minutes of music can be accommodated on one CD.　一张激光唱片可以容纳70多分钟的音乐。

 ♣ accommodate to　(v.+prep.)
　改变〔调节〕…以适应　change sth to suit sth else; change your attitudes and behaviour in order to deal with a new situation
　The lens of the eye accommodate to distance.　眼球晶状体能根据距离进行调节。
　I quickly needed to accommodate to the new schedule.　我需要迅速适应新时间表。
　Wherever he goes, he readily accommodates to new circumstances.　无论到哪儿他都能随即适应新环境。
　When you go to a strange country, you'll have to accommodate yourself to new ways of living.　到外国时，你就得使自己适应新的生活方式。
　The President seemed willing to accommodate himself to Senate desires.　总统似乎愿意按参议院的意图行事。
　We must accommodate ourselves to circumstances.　我们必须适应环境。
　You should soon accommodate yourself to the new circumstance.　你应尽快适应新环境。
　We should accommodate ourselves to the changing situation.　我们应该使自己适应不断变化的形势。
　This chair accommodates its shape to a person's position.　这把椅子的形状能随就座者的姿势进行调节。
　We will accommodate our plans to yours.　我们会使我们的计划配合你的计划。
　Cat's eyes soon accommodate themselves to seeing object in the darkness.　猫眼能很快适应看黑暗中的物体。
　The eye can accommodate itself to seeing objects at different distances.　眼睛可以自己调节以看不同距离的东西。
 ♣ accommodate with　(v.+prep.)
　为…提供…　add to sth for sb
　During my one-week stay there, he accommodated me with the use of his car.　我在那儿一周的逗留期间，他把他的汽车提供我使用。
　I accommodated him with money.　我借钱给他。
　It was very good of you to accommodate me with the ticket for my journey.　你真好，为我的旅行提供车票。
　She accommodated me with a night's lodging.　她留我住了一晚。
　The bank will accommodate you with a loan.　银行将向你提供一笔贷款。
　We accommodate our visiting scholars with new apartments.　我们为访问学者提供新的公寓。

 ♣ accommodate, adapt, adjust
　这三者的共同意思是“使适合，使适应”。
　accommodate　用于使之相适应的两事物之间悬殊极大的事物，带有一方暂时必须屈从另一方的意味；adapt用于使之适应的两事物之间差别较小的事物，将某一方稍加改变便可适应于另一方，带有一定的灵活性和适应性；adjust则着重于结果，即达到尽可能的符合或和谐。
 ♣ accommodate, favour, oblige
　参见oblige条。

　她慷慨地贷款给她的朋友。
　［误］She generously accommodated her friend to a loan of money.
　［正］She generously accommodated her friend with a loan of money.
　他们一下子就适应了新环境。
　［误］They accommodated easily with the new conditions.
　［正］They accommodated easily to the new conditions.
　［析］accommodate不接双宾语，表示“提供食宿，供给”须接介词with；表示“使适应”时常接介词to.

　［派生词］ accommodating adj.乐于助人的；善于适应新环境的；调节性的
　［同义词］ provide, supply, adapt, adjust
　［词源］拉丁语accommodare（装入一个模型中）