| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/to-accommodate-someone |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:to accommodate someoneto accommodate someoneThese words mean to provide someone with a place to stay. Accommodateis used to refer to giving people temporary housing. There aren’t enough rooms to accommodate all the students. You can alsogiveorprovideaccommodation to someone. The university gives free accommodation to nursing students. We only provide accommodation to first-year students. Lodgeandhousecan also be used with a similar meaning.Lodgeusually implies a short stay that someone pays for, whilehouseimplies something more permanent that a person may or may not pay for. Students will be lodged with host families. The base can house up to 2,000 soldiers. If you let someone stay in your house without paying rent, youput them up. I can put you up for a couple of nights. Take inalso means to let someone stay in your house, but usually when they have nowhere else to stay. It implies that you are going to care for that person as well as give them a place to stay. They offered to take in a family of refugees. You can use the wordshelterto refer to giving someone who is in danger or does not have a home because of an emergency a temporary place to live. During the conflict, he sheltered war refugees in his hotel. Billetis used for soldiers who are staying somewhere for a short time.Quartercan have a similar meaning. The soldiers were billeted in the local inn. We were quartered in the barracks used by the Japanese troops during the war. Related articlesaccommodation |
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