to provide with a place to live or to be stored in

New students may be accommodated in halls of residence. 新生可以住在学校宿舍楼里。

formal There wasn't enough space to accommodate the files. 没有足够的空间存放这些档案。

to give what is needed to someone

accommodate with We always try to accommodate (= help) our clients with financial assistance if necessary. 必要时，我们总是尽力为客户提供财务上的帮助。

The new policies fail to accommodate people with disabilities. 新政策未能满足残障人士的需求。

to change yourself or your behaviour to suit another person or new conditions

Some find it hard to accommodate themselves to the new working conditions. 有些人觉得很难适应新的工作环境。

She was desperately trying to accommodate herself to her new living arrangements.

At that point, I had not accommodated myself to the life of a fisherman.

We tried to find a way of accommodating ourselves to a society we disliked.

As a politician, he had to be able to accommodate himself to public opinion.

(of an eye) to change the shape of the lens in order to focus (= see clearly)