1 [U] (Brit 英) a place for sb to live or stay 居所;住宿:
We lived in rented accommodation before buying this house.我们没买这个房子之前是租房子住的。The price of the holiday includes flights and accommodation.度假的费用包括机票和住宿费。
In British English, accommodation is uncountable. We cannot say, ‘I will help you to find an accommodation.’ In this case we could say, ‘I will help you to find somewhere to live.’ 在英国英语中,accommodation 为不可数名词。不能说 I will help you to find an accommodation,在此情形可以说 I will help you to find somewhere to live。
2accommodations [pl] (US 美) somewhere to live or stay, often also providing food or other services 住处(常提供膳食或其他服务)
3 [U] (technical术语) the way in which part of your eye (the lens)automatically becomes flatter or thicker in order to create a clear image of the object that you want to look at 眼睛调节(眼球晶状体变平或变厚,以形成清晰的映像)
☞picture at eye 见eye插图
accommodation/ə͵kɑməˋdeʃən; əˌkɒməˈdeIʃ$n/BrE 【英】[U], accommodations pluralAmE 【美】n a place to live, stay, or work 住所﹐住处﹔工作场所: The college provides accommodation for all new students. 这所大学为所有新生提供住宿。Rented accommodation is very expensive. 租房子很贵。THESAURUS 同类词hotel – a building where you pay to sleep and eat when you are travelling or on holiday 旅馆﹐酒店: a one-star hotel (=least comfortable type)一星级酒店a five-star hotel (=most comfortable type)五星级酒店motel especially AmE 【尤美】– a hotel for people travelling by car, where you can park outside the room you stay in 汽车旅馆guesthouse BrE 【英】– a small hotel that is also the hotel owner's home 家庭旅馆guesthouse AmE 【美】– a separate building next to someone's home, where visiting family or friends can stay 〔在家附近给来客居住的〕客房bed and breakfast (B&B) – a room in a private house that is also the owner's home, where they give you breakfast in the morning but no other meals 提供住宿和早餐的旅馆self-catering accommodation BrE 【英】– a house, flat etc where you do the cooking yourself 自理膳食的住宿处villa – a house you rent, especially in France, Italy, or Spain〔尤在法国﹑意大利或西班牙的〕度假别墅chalet – a house you rent, usually in a mountain area〔一般在山区租住的〕小木屋campsite BrE 【英】 /campground AmE 【美】– a place where you camp in a tent 野营地﹐度假营地HOTELGRAMMAR 语法In British English, there is no plural form of accommodation ☆ 在英国英语中﹐accommodation 没有复数形式。In American English, the plural accommodations is very common and the singular form is rare ☆ 在美国英语中﹐复数 accommodations 非常常见﹐单数形式则很少使用: The accommodations are plain but comfortable. 住的地方简单﹐但舒适。
accommodationaccommodationaccommodationsnoun (no plural)spellingRemember! You spell accommodation with CC and MM.a place to stay or live: It's difficult to find cheap accommodation in London.grammarAccommodation has no plural. We cannot say ‘I will help you find an accommodation.’ Sometimes it is better to use a different phrase instead. In this case we could say, ‘I will help you to find somewhere to live.’