accommodation

noun

1. (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

2. the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need

3. living quarters provided for public convenience

e.g. overnight accommodations are available

4. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality

5. a settlement of differences

e.g. they reached an accommodation with Japan

6. making or becoming suitable
adjusting to circumstances

Synonym: adjustmentfitting

1. 住处；住所
Accommodation is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.

e.g. The government will provide temporary accommodation for up to three thousand people...
政府将给多达3,000人提供临时住处。
e.g. Prices start at £1,095 per person, including flights, hotel accommodation and various excursions...
起价为单人1,095英镑，包括机票、旅店住宿和各种出游费用。

2. （楼房或交通工具内的）空间，座位，铺位
Accommodation is space in buildings or vehicles that is available for certain things, people, or activities.

e.g. The school occupies split-site accommodation on the main campus...
该学院分散在主校区不同地点。
e.g. Some trains carry bicycles, but accommodation is restricted so a reservation is essential.
有些火车可以运载自行车，但因空间有限需要提前预订。

3. 和解；调和
An accommodation is an agreement between different people which enables them to exist together without trouble.

e.g. His instinct would be to seek a new accommodation with the nationalists...
他本能的反应会是寻求与民族主义者取得新的和解。
e.g. Religions, to survive, must make accommodations with the larger political structures that nurture them.
为了生存，宗教必须同其赖以存在的更大的政治体系相调和。