(单词翻译:单击)
【句子】I think we can accommodate you. 【Desperate Housewives S02E03】
【发音技巧】accommodate you音的同化;
【翻译】我想我们能给你安排(测谎测试)。
今天节目中学习一下accommodate sb. 的用法。
其实大家如果背过四六级词汇的话,对这个单词accommodate肯定不陌生。
它可以用来表示:
to provide with a place to live or to be stored in
提供一个居住或者存放东西的场所、空间;
eg: There wasn't enough space to accommodate the files.
没有足够的空间来存放这些文件。
eg: The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.
这家酒店可以最多招待500位客人。
这个动词accommodate其实也可以用来表示:
to give what is needed to someone
给某个人提供他所需要的东西;
这里也是今天视频中的用法。
这里的accommodate sb. 其实也可以理解成to help sb. by doing what they want
eg: The new policies fail to accommodate the disabled.
这些新政策没能照顾到残疾人群。
这些新政策未能满足残障人士的需求。
eg: We always try to accommodate (= help) our clients with financial assistance if necessary.
必要时,我们总是尽力为我们的客户提供经济援助。
eg: I'm sure the bank will be able to accommodate you.
我相信那家银行一定能帮到你。
eg: I have accommodated the press a great deal, giving numerous interviews.
我多次接受采访,给媒体帮了很多忙。
【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】
He has never put an arm around his wife to accommodate photographers.
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