n.
- 帐，帐目，帐单[C]
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The
accounts show we have spent more than we received.
帐目显示我们已经入不敷出了。
- 帐户；客户[C]
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The company is our best
account.
这家公司是我们的最佳客户。
- 记述，描述；报导[C][（+of）]
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The policeman gave an
account of the traffic accident.
警察叙述了交通事故的经过。
- 解释，说明[C][（+of）]
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John gave us a detailed
account of his plan.
关于他的计划，约翰给我们作了详尽的说明。
- 根据，理由[U]
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He got angry on this
account.
由于这个缘故他生气了。
- 估价；价值，重要性[U]
- 利益，好处[U]
vt.
- 把……视为[O9][O8]
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He
accounted himself lucky.
他自认为很走运。
He was
accounted a first-rate actor.
他被认为是一流演员。
vi.
- 报帐
- 解释，说明；对……负责[（+for）]
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He could not
account for his absence from school.
他无法说清楚为什么旷课。
- 导致，产生[（+for）]
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Too much rain
accounted for the poor crop.
太多的雨水导致庄稼歉收。
- （在数量等上）占[（+for）]
- （在比赛中）击败[（+for）]
短语
account for
- 说明；证明
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He could not
account for his foolish mistake.
他无法解释他所犯的荒谬的错误。
- 对……负有责任
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Who will have to
account for the misprints in the dictionary?
谁必须对字典中的印刷错误负责？
account to
- 对……作出解释
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You'll have to
account to me if anything happens to the baby.
要是婴儿出了什么事，我唯你是问。
bring/call sb. to account
- 要求某人作出解释
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Jack was
brought to account for the missing cash.
杰克被要求对这笔遗失的现金作出解释。
- 责问
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The boss
called her to account.
老板责备了她。
by/from all accounts
- 根据各种流传的说法
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By all accounts he is going to resign.
据说，他将辞职。
give a good account of oneself
- 表现出色
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She
gave a good account of herself in the basketball match.
她在这场篮球赛中表现出色。
give a poor account of oneself
- 表现拙劣
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David
gave a poor account of himself in the boxing match.
戴维在这次拳击比赛中表现不佳。
on account
- 作为部分付款
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She owed me $100 and sent $20
on account.
她欠我一百元，先寄二十元还我。
on account of
- 由于；因为
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Bill cannot come to the meeting
on account of illness.
比尔因病不能到会。
on no account
- 决不
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We must
on no account miss the chance.
我们决不可错过这个机会。
on one's own account
- 为自身利益
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He did it
on his own account, not for anyone else.
他做这件事是为自己的利益，而不是为别人。
- 依靠自己
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Henry went into business
on his own account.
亨利独立经商。
take account of
- 考虑到；体谅
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You must
take account of her inexperience.
你必须考虑到她没有经验。
take into account
- 考虑到；体谅
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They had to
take the baby
into account when they wanted to go out.
每当要外出时，他们总得考虑如何将婴儿安顿好。
辨析
n.
- a description of an event or experience.
- a record of financial expenditure and receipts.
▸chiefly Brit. a bill for goods or services.
- a service through a bank or similar organization by which funds are held on behalf of a client or goods or services are supplied on credit.
- a contract to do work for a client.
- importance:
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money was of no account to her.
v.
- consider or regard in a specified way.
-
(account for)
supply or make up (a specified amount).
-
(account for)
give a satisfactory record or explanation of.
-
(account for)
succeed in killing or defeating.
Phrase
- call
(or bring)
to account
require (someone) to explain a mistake or poor performance. - money of account
denominations of money used in reckoning but not current as coins. - on someone's account
for someone's benefit. - on account of
because of. - on no account
under no circumstances. - on one's own account
for oneself. - take account of
consider with other factors before reaching a decision. - turn to
(good)
account
turn to one's advantage.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘counting’, ‘to count’): from OFr. acont (n.), aconter (v.), based on conter ‘to count’.
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