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a place to live, work or stay in 住处；办公处；停留处 rented/temporary accommodation 租赁/临时住所 Hotel accommodation is included in the price of your holiday. 你度假的价钱包括旅馆住宿。 We may have to provide alternative accommodation for you. 我们可能不得不为你提供其他住处。 First-class accommodation is available on all flights. 所有班机都备有一等舱位。 It can be difficult to find suitable accommodation for those in need. 很难为有需要的人找到合适的住处。 The building plans include much needed new office accommodation. 建筑规划包括紧缺的新办公用房在内。 furnished accommodation 配有傢具的住处
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb1Many old people choose to live in sheltered accommodation. 许多老年人选择到养老院居住。 She lived on her own in rented accommodation. 她独自一人居住在租来的房子里。 The council should be able to help families who have no accommodation. 政务委员会应该有能力帮助那些没有住房的家庭。 The family is staying in temporary accommodation until their house is rebuilt. 房屋改建好之前，这家人一直住在临时的住房里。 We need more secure accommodation for young prisoners. 我们需要为少年犯提供防守更严密的住处。 You should book your travel accommodations and flights quickly. 你应该迅速预订旅游时的住处和航班。 I live in rented accommodation. 我租房子住。 The prize includes flights plus seven nights' hotel accommodation. 大奖是双程机票加七晚酒店住宿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- overnight
- sleeping
- guest
- …
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- arrange
- …
- accommodations[plural] (North American English)
somewhere to live or stay, often also providing food or other services 住宿；膳宿 More and more travelers are looking for bed and breakfast accommodations in private homes. 愈来愈多的旅行者在寻找提供住宿加早餐的民宿。 The boat provides reasonable overnight accommodations for four adults. 这艘小船可为 4 个成年人提供一晚上不错的食宿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- overnight
- sleeping
- guest
- …
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- arrange
- …
- [countable, uncountable] (formal)
an agreement or arrangement between people or groups with different opinions that is acceptable to everyone; the process of reaching this agreement 和解；调解；调和 They were forced to reach an accommodation with the rebels. 他们被迫与叛乱分子达成调解协议。 The two countries should be persuaded to work towards some sort of mutual accommodation. 应该说服这两个国家努力达成某种相互妥协。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2Some accommodation between conservation and tourism is essential. 环境保护与旅游业之间的相互协调是至关重要的。 Ultimately, there are always limits to political accommodation. 归根结底，政治妥协总是有限度的。 accommodation to the harsh circumstances of rural life 对农村艰苦生活环境的适应
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + accommodation- come to
- make
- reach
- …
- accommodation between
- accommodation to
- accommodation with
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin accommodatio(n-), from accommodare ‘fit one thing to another’, from ad- ‘to’ + commodus ‘fitting’.