【accommodation】 - A-level备考词汇

accommodation

UK:  [ə.kɒmə'deɪʃ(ə)n]

US:  [ə.kɑmə'deɪʃ(ə)n]

复数：accommodations  

n.

1.房间;住宿的地方

2.适应(性),顺应,迁就;调节(作用)

3.供应,供给,通融,将就;便利;设备;膳宿;接待

4.容纳

5.居住舱室

6.设施;设备;用具;便利物

7.和解,调解,排解,调停

8.提供便利的设备

9.招待设备

10.【商业】贷款;通融资金

1 . As a mark of a time-honoured accommodation, Pushtun elders and mullahs often insist there is no contradiction between the two prerogatives.
这种由来已久的迁就与融合的标志就是，普什图长老们和毛拉们经常强调这两大特权阶层之间没有矛盾。

2 . All this risk ought to point in the direction of conciliation, even accommodation, with the United States.
所有这些风险必须在协调中解决，甚至是美国参与的调解。

3 . Count Philip's pilgrimage had dragged him out of his usual itinerary, and accommodation fit for a king was evidently hard to find.
菲利普伯爵的朝圣之行打乱了亨利国王一贯的行程，让他找不到像样的下榻之处。

4 . I want to do a sketch of you, and that's what I offer you for your accommodation. My offer of love is free.
我还想画一张你的素描，这才是我想给你的报答，我的爱是免费的。

5 . Accommodation failed to placate the critics and may have demoralized supporters of a strong defense.
迁就没有能安抚批评者，而可能使强大防务的支持者灰心丧气。