rented accommodation• They are particularly useful for temporary and rented accommodation because they can be so easily taken up and put down.• To bring up two children alone in rented accommodation is so difficult.• Many potentialhomeownersdecided to sit out the recession in rented accommodation, leaving their money in high-earning accounts.• An overwhelmingproportion of privaterented accommodation is to be found in the major cities, notably London and Liverpool.• The result, says Shelter, is that many asylumseekers are living in overcrowded private rented accommodation with friends and family.• The group will also recommendimprovedaccess to private rented accommodation through rentdepositschemes.• In fact, only about half of young higher education students live in privately rented accommodation.• About four in 10 companies provide rented accommodation but only a fifth provide a housing allowance.
1 (BrE) place for sb to live/stay住所ADJECTIVE | VERB + ACCOMMODATION | ACCOMMODATION + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤comfortable, decent, good, suitable舒適的/像樣的/不錯的/適宜的住處▸➤inadequate, poor, substandard擁擠的/條件差的/低於一般標準的住處▸➤excellent, luxurious條件極好的/奢華的住處▸➤overnight, temporary只待一晚的住處;臨時住所◇The family is staying in temporary accommodation until their house is rebuilt.房屋改建好之前,這家人一直住在臨時的住房裏。➤permanent永久住處▸➤free免費住處▸➤private, rented私人住處;租來的住處◇She lived on her own in rented accommodation.她獨自一人居住在租來的房子裏。➤holiday, hotel度假住宿處;旅館住宿▸➤living, residential居住處;居所▸➤sleeping下榻處▸➤bed-and-breakfast提供住宿和早餐的處所▸➤furnished配有傢具的住處▸➤sheltered為需要者提供照顧的住處◇Many old people choose to live in sheltered accommodation.許多老年人選擇到養老院居住。➤secure防守嚴密的住處◇We need more secure accommodation for young prisoners.我們需要為少年犯提供防守更嚴密的住處。➤student學生住宿處VERB + ACCOMMODATION➤have有住處◇The council should be able to help families who have no accommodation.政務委員會應該有能力幫助那些沒有住房的家庭。➤look for, seek尋找住處▸➤find, get, secure找到住處▸➤offer (sb), provide (sb with)(給某人)提供住處◇It is the duty of the local community to provide accommodation for the homeless.為無家可歸者提供住處是當地社區的責任。ACCOMMODATION + NOUN➤costs住宿費PREPOSITION➤in accommodation住宿accommodation
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2accommodations (NAmE) place for sb to live/stay, often providing food, etc.住宿;膳宿ADJECTIVE | VERB + ACCOMMODATIONSADJECTIVE➤overnight, sleeping只住一晚上的食宿;睡覺的住處▸➤guest, hotel, tourist旅客的/旅館的/遊客的食宿▸➤living食宿▸➤public公共住處▸➤comfortable, de luxe, luxurious, luxury, upscale舒適的/豪華的/奢華的/奢侈的/高檔的住處VERB + ACCOMMODATIONS➤offer (sb), provide (sb with)(給某人)提供食宿◇The boat provides reasonable overnight accommodations for four adults.這艘小船可為 4 個成年人提供一晚上不錯的食宿。➤arrange, book安排住宿;預訂住處◇You should book your travel accommodations and flights quickly.你應該迅速預訂旅遊時的住處和航班。accommodation
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3satisfactory arrangement滿意的安排VERB + ACCOMMODATION | PREPOSITIONVERB + ACCOMMODATION➤come to, make, reach, work out達成和解;妥協;達成調解協議▸➤seek謀求和解PREPOSITION➤accommodation between⋯之間的調解◇Some accommodation between conservation and tourism is essential.環境保護與旅遊業之間的相互協調是至關重要的。➤accommodation to對⋯的適應◇accommodation to the harsh circumstances of rural life對農村艱苦生活環境的適應➤accommodation with與⋯的和解◇They were forced to reach an accommodation with the rebels.他們被迫與叛亂者達成和解。