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a place to live, work or stay in 住處;辦公處;停留處 rented/temporary accommodation 租賃/臨時住所 Hotel accommodation is included in the price of your holiday. 你度假的價錢包括旅館住宿。 We may have to provide alternative accommodation for you. 我們可能不得不爲你提供其他住處。 First-class accommodation is available on all flights. 所有班機都備有一等艙位。 It can be difficult to find suitable accommodation for those in need. 很難爲有需要的人找到合適的住處。 The building plans include much needed new office accommodation. 建築規劃包括緊缺的新辦公用房在内。 furnished accommodation 配有傢具的住處
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb1Many old people choose to live in sheltered accommodation. 許多老年人選擇到養老院居住。 She lived on her own in rented accommodation. 她獨自一人居住在租來的房子裏。 The council should be able to help families who have no accommodation. 政務委員會應該有能力幫助那些沒有住房的家庭。 The family is staying in temporary accommodation until their house is rebuilt. 房屋改建好之前,這家人一直住在臨時的住房裏。 We need more secure accommodation for young prisoners. 我們需要爲少年犯提供防守更嚴密的住處。 You should book your travel accommodations and flights quickly. 你應該迅速預訂旅遊時的住處和航班。 I live in rented accommodation. 我租房子住。 The prize includes flights plus seven nights' hotel accommodation. 大獎是雙程機票加七晚酒店住宿。
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. 愈來愈多的旅行者在尋找提供住宿加早餐的民宿。 The boat provides reasonable overnight accommodations for four adults. 這艘小船可爲 4 個成年人提供一晚上不錯的食宿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- overnight
- sleeping
- guest
- …
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- arrange
- …
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an agreement or arrangement between people or groups with different opinions that is acceptable to everyone; the process of reaching this agreement 和解;調解;調和 They were forced to reach an accommodation with the rebels. 他們被迫與叛亂分子達成調解協議。 The two countries should be persuaded to work towards some sort of mutual accommodation. 應該說服這兩個國家努力達成某種相互妥協。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2Some accommodation between conservation and tourism is essential. 環境保護與旅遊業之間的相互協調是至關重要的。 Ultimately, there are always limits to political accommodation. 歸根結底,政治妥協總是有限度的。 accommodation to the harsh circumstances of rural life 對農村艱苦生活環境的適應
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’.