每日一词181／2019.6.3/accommodate

1. 英英释义：to give what is needed to someone

eg. Many Europeans believe that accommodating refugees is a moral obligation.

2. 理解：

"accommodate" 是及物动词，最基本的意思是“为...提供住宿、容纳”，稍微延伸一下，它还有“帮助、为...提供方便、对...予以照顾性考虑”的意思。这时它可以替换help, assist, allow for 等词。

3. 应用：

1）翻译：这所学校专门帮助有听觉障碍的学生。

This school is built to accommodate students with listening disabilities.

2) 造句：

a. 语境：公园长椅是为游客的休息提供便利的

b. The park benches are placed to accommodate the visitors.