accommodate

英 [ə'kɒmədeɪt]美 [ə'kɑmədet]
  • vt. 容纳；使适应；供应；调解
  • vi. 适应；调解
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中文词源

accommodate 招待

前缀ac-同ad-. 前缀com-,强调。词根mod, 模式，合适。指使客人舒服的，招待好的。

英文词源

accommodate (v.)
1530s, from Latin accomodatus "suitable," past participle of accomodare "make fit, adapt, fit one thing to another," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + commodare "make fit," from commodus "fit" (see commode). Related: Accommodated; accommodating.

双语例句

1. He has never put an arm around his wife to accommodate photographers.
他从未为了迎合摄影师而搂住妻子。
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2. Some animal and plant species cannot accommodate to the rapidly changing cond-itions.
某些种类的动植物不能适应迅速变化的环境。
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3. There is usually room to accommodate up to 80 visitors.
那里通常可以住得下80位来客。
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4. The roads are built to accommodate gradual temperature changes.
修建这些道路时考虑到了温度的逐渐变化。
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5. She walked slowly to accommodate herself to his pace.
她走得很慢，以便与他保持一致的步伐。
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