Смысл: accommodate

accommodate[əʹkɒmədeıt]
v
<Í> 1. приспосабливать
to accommodate oneself to smth. - приспосабливаться /приноравливаться/ к чему-л.
to accommodate oneself to smb. - приноравливаться /привыкать/ к кому-л.
2. 1) давать пристанище; устраивать, размещать
to accommodate for the night - предоставить ночлег; устроить на ночь
to be well accommodated - хорошо устроиться, иметь все удобства
2) вмещать (людей и т. п.)
the hotel accommodates a hundred guests - в гостинице может разместиться сто человек
will this elevator accommodate 10 people? - этот лифт может поднять десять человек?
3) расквартировывать (войска)
3. (часто with) снабжать; обеспечивать; предоставлять
to accommodate smb. with a loan - ссудить кого-л. деньгами, дать кому-л. взаймы
can you accommodate him? - ты можешь дать ему взаймы?
4. помогать, оказывать услугу
to accommodate a client - обслуживать клиента
5. 1) примирять; улаживать (ссору, разногласия)
to accommodate opinions - согласовать мнения /точки зрения/
to accommodate differences - устранять разногласия
to accommodate a dispute - уладить спор
2) преим. дип. пойти навстречу (кому-л.); учесть (чьи-л.) интересы
3) мириться, примиряться
6. физиол. аккомодировать (о глазе)

comm Идиома

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

chain of command

order of those in power, line of authority If you are a lieutenant, the chain of command goes up and down.

common ground

shared beliefs or interests There was little common ground between the two sides and the negotiations for the new machinery did not go well.

common sense

"the ability to make logical decisions; horse sense" It is because she has common sense that we ask her opinion.

in common

shared together or equally, in use or ownership by all We had to use the bathroom in common with the other people in the house.

out of commission

not operating, out of order My brain is out of commisssion. I can't think today.

commando

see go commando

Commie

derogatory term for a Communist

commodore

a slow computer

common as muck

very common, usually applied to an unsophisticated and uncultured person

common or garden

ordinary, plain

communist

stupid and/or bad

go commando

not wearing underwear

at sb's command

1．ready to obey sb．听从某人的命令
The dog went for the man at its master's command．主子一声令下，狗就向那人扑去。
2．at sb．'s service受某人支配
She has a large vocabulary at her command．她掌握大量的词汇。

comment on

express one's opinion about评论
They will ask the Prime Minister to comment on the new foreign policy of the government．他们将请首相阐述一下新的对外政策。
The teacher commented favourably upon his ability．老师对他的能力加以称赞。

comment on/upon

comment upon

commit oneself to

1．be devoted to献身于
He committed himself to working for peace all through his life．他一生献身于和平事业。
2．hold oneself to a promise or duty使承担义务
She has committed herself to helping me when necessary．她已答应在必要的时候帮助我。

commit to

1．send把…交托给
The girl was committed to the care of her grandmother．那个女孩被托付给祖母照看。
The woman was committed to a hospital for mad people．那妇女被送进了疯人院。
2．entrust把…付诸于
She committed the evil books to the flames．她把那些坏书付之一炬。
3．sentence sb．to把…判处
They committed the criminal to prison．他们把罪犯投进了监狱。

communicate with

1．send a message to；share or exchange opinions，news，information，etc．与…交往；与…保持通讯联系
The army fighting on the battlefield communicated with the headquarters every minute．作战部队同司令部时刻保持着通讯联系。
2．join；connect与…相联
Our school library communicates with a park by means of a gate．我们的校图书馆同一个公园有门相通。

in common with

in the same way as；like相同；相似
He believed，in common with the majority，that it was true．他同多数人一样，认为那是真的。
They have nothing in common with each other．他们之间毫无共同之处。

have sth in common

Idiom(s): have sth in common (with sb or sth)

Theme: SIMILARITY

[for groups of people or things] to resemble one another in specific ways.
• Bill and Boh both have red hair. They have that in common with each other.
• Boh and Mary have a lot in common. I can see why they like each other.

have a good command of

Idiom(s): have a good command of sth

Theme: KNOWLEDGE

to know something well.
• Bill has a good command of French.
• Jane has a good command of economic theory.

commit sth to memory

Idiom(s): commit sth to memory

Theme: REMEMBER

to memorize something.
• We all committed the Gettysburg Address to memory.
• I committed to memory the whole list of names and numbers.

cause a commotion

Idiom(s): cause a stir AND cause a commotion

Theme: DISTURBANCE

to cause people to become agitated; to cause trouble in a group of people; to shock or alarm people. (Notice the example with quite.)
• When Bob appeared without his evening jacket, it caused a stir in the dining room.
• The dog ran through the church and caused quite a commotion.

Lines of communication

Lines of communication are the routes used to communicate by people or groups who are in conflict; a government might open lines of communication with terrorists if it wished to negotiate with them.

The common weal

If something is done for the common weal, it is done in the interests and for the benefit of the majority or the general public.

command module|command|module

n., Space English 1. One of the three main sections of the basic Apollo spacecraft. It weighs six tons and is cone shaped. It contains crew compartments and from it the astronauts can operate the lunar module (LM), the docking systems, etc. 2. Informal transferred sense. The cockpit, the chief place where a person does his most important work. My desk is my command module.

common as an old shoe|common|old shoe|shoe

adj. phr., informal Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all. Although Mr. Jones ran a large business, he was common as an old shoe. The most famous people are sometimes as common as an old shoe.

common ground|common|ground

n. Shared beliefs, interests, or ways of understanding; ways in which people are alike. Bob and Frank don't like each other because they have no common ground. The only common ground between us is that we went to the same school.
Compare: IN COMMON.

common touch|common|touch

n. The ability to be a friend of the people; friendly manner with everyone. Voters like a candidate who has the common touch.

in command|command

adv. phr. In control of; in charge. Helen is in command of the situation.

in commission|commission|into commission

adv. or adj. phr. 1. On duty or ready to be put on duty by a naval or military service; in active service. The old battleship has been in commission for twenty years. It took many months to build the new bomber, and now it is ready to be put into commission. 2. In proper condition; in use or ready for use; working; running. The wheel of my bicycle was broken, but it is back in commission now.
Compare: IN ORDER².
Antonym: OUT OF COMMISSION².

in common|common

adv. phr. Shared together or equally; in use or ownership by all. Mr. and Mrs. Smith own the store in common. The four boys grew up together and have a lot in common. The swimming pool is used in common by all the children in the neighborhood.
Compare: COMMON GROUND.

out of commission|commission|out

adj. phr. 1. Retired from active military service; no longer on active duty. When the war was over, many warships were placed out of commission.
Antonym: IN COMMISSION¹. 2. Not in use or not working; so that it cannot work or be used. The strike put the airline out of commission for a week. John will have to walk to the store. His bicycle is out of commission.
Compare: OUT OF ORDER.
Antonym: IN COMMISSION².

running commentary|commentary|running

n. phr. A continual series of remarks. My chiropractor gives me a running commentary on the health care debate while he is giving me a rubdown.

command

command
In addition to the idiom beginning with command, also see have a good command of.

command performance

command performance
An occasion that one is obliged to attend, as in My boss's invitations to dinner are always a command performance. This term originally (late 1800s) denoted a theatrical or musical performance presented at the behest of a sovereign or head of state. By the 1930s it was also used figuratively for any more or less obligatory occasion or performance.

commemoration

commemoration
in commemoration of
in honor of the memory of

commission

commission
see in commission; on commission; out of commission.

commit

commit
1.
commit to memory
to learn by heart; memorize
2.
commit to paper
or commit to writing
to write down; record

commit to memory

commit to memory
Learn by heart, memorize, as in The director insisted that the altos commit their part to memory by Tuesday. First recorded in 1875, this phrase today is often replaced by the shorter memorize.

committee

committee
in committee
under consideration by a committee, as a resolution or bill

common

common
In addition to the idioms beginning with common, also see in common.
* * *
- common cause
- common ground
- common touch, the

common cause

common cause
A joint interest, as in “The common cause against the enemies of piety” (from John Dryden's poem, Religio laici, or a Layman's Faith, 1682). This term originated as to make common cause (with), meaning “to unite one's interest with another's.” In the mid-1900s the name Common Cause was adopted by a liberal lobbying group.

common touch, the

common touch, the
The ability to appeal to the ordinary person's sensibilities and interests. For example, The governor is an effective state leader who also happens to have the common touch. This phrase employs common in the sense of “everyday” or “ordinary.” [c. 1940]

commonwealth

commonwealth
the Commonwealth
1) the government in England under the Cromwells and Parliament from 1649 to 1660
2) association of independent nations (53 in September, 2004), all former components of the British Empire, united for purposes of consultation and mutual assistance: all members acknowledge the British sovereign as symbolic head of the association
in full the Commonwealth of Nations

commotion

commotion
see cause a commotion.

commune

commune
1.
commune with oneself
to think; ponder
2.
the Commune
1) the revolutionary government of Paris from 1792 to 1794
2) the revolutionary government established in Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871

have in common

have in common
see in common.