accommodate ♦︎ house ♦︎ take sb in ♦︎ billet ♦︎ put sb upThese words all mean to provide a place for sb to live, sleep or sit.这些词均表示提供住宿、膳宿、座位等。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to accommodate / house / take in refugees◆to accommodate / take in / put up guests◆to accommodate / take in students■accommodate əˈkɒmədeɪt; NAmEəˈkɑːmədeɪt [transitive] (ratherformal) to provide sb with a room or place to sleep, live or sit为⋯提供住宿(或膳宿、座位)◆The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.这家旅馆可住宿500人。◆The aircraft is capable of accommodating 23 passengers.这架飞机能容纳23名乘客。 see also accommodation ⇨ housing■househaʊz [transitive] (ratherformal) to provide a place for sb to live or work为⋯提供居所(或工作场所)◆The government is committed to housing the refugees.政府承诺收容难民。◆The new offices will house 600 administration staff.新的办公场所将容纳600名行政人员。ⓘ House is often used in texts relating to business, economics and politics. * house常用于与商业、经济和政治有关的文字中。 see also housing ⇨ housing■ˌtake sb ˈin
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(took, taken)to allow sb to live in your home留宿;收留◆He was homeless, so we took him in.他无家可归,我们便收留了他。◆She took in lodgers in order to pay the bills.她收房客以支付各种费用。 see also adopt ⇨ bring sb up■billet ˈbɪlɪt [transitive, usually passive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) (BrE) to send soldiers to live somewhere temporarily, especially in private houses during a war使(部队)临时设营(常在民宅里)◆The troops were billeted in the town with local families.部队临时驻扎在镇上,住在当地人家中。■ˌput sb ˈup
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(putting, put, put) (ratherinformal) to allow sb to stay in your home, usually for a short time留某人(暂)住在家中◆We can put you up for the night.今晚我们可以留你过夜。