account

[ə'kaunt]

n.账户,帐目, 赊账, 老主顾, 报告, 描述, 解释, 说明, 估计, 理由, 利益, 好处, 根据
v.解释, 导致,报账,把 ... 视为, 归咎(于)

例句与用法:

In English law a man is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty.

根据英国法律,一个人未经证实有罪仍视为无罪。

His illness accounts for his absence.

他因为生病,所以才缺席。

He has been asked to account for his conduct.

他被要求解释他的行为。

A man is accounted innocent until he is proven guilty.

一个人未被证明有罪前,被视为是清白的。

I have an account with Midland Bank.

我在米德兰银行开有户头。

词形变化:

动词过去式: accounted | 动词过去分词: accounted | 动词现在分词: accounting | 动词第三人称单数: accounts |

详细释义:

n.

1. 帐, 帐目, 帐单[C]

The accounts show we have spent more than we received.

帐目显示我们已经入不敷出了。

2. 帐户; 客户[C]

The company is our best account.

这家公司是我们的最佳客户。

3. 记述, 描述; 报导[C][(+of)]

The policeman gave an account of the traffic accident.

警察叙述了交通事故的经过。

4. 解释, 说明[C][(+of)]

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。

5. 根据, 理由[U]

He got angry on this account.

由于这个缘故他生气了。

6. 估价; 价值, 重要性[U]

7. 利益, 好处[U]

vt.

把……视为[O9][O8]

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.

1. 报帐

2. 解释, 说明; 对……负责[(+for)]

He could not account for his absence from school.

他无法说清楚为什么旷课。

3. 导致, 产生[(+for)]

Too much rain accounted for the poor crop.

太多的雨水导致庄稼歉收。

4. (在数量等上)占[(+for)]

5. (在比赛中)击败[(+for)]


短语词组:

account for

1. 说明; 证明

He could not account for his foolish mistake.

他无法解释他所犯的荒谬的错误。

2. 对……负有责任

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

1. 对……作出解释

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

1. 要求某人作出解释

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。

2. 责问

The boss called her to account.

老板责备了她。

by/from all accounts

1. 根据各种流传的说法

By all accounts he is going to resign.

据说, 他将辞职。

give a good account of oneself

1. 表现出色

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

1. 表现拙劣

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

1. 作为部分付款

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

1. 由于; 因为

Bill cannot come to the meeting on account of illness.

比尔因病不能到会。

on no account

1. 决不

We must on no account miss the chance.

我们决不可错过这个机会。

on one's own account

1. 为自身利益

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。

2. 依靠自己

Henry went into business on his own account.

亨利独立经商。

take account of

1. 考虑到; 体谅

You must take account of her inexperience.

你必须考虑到她没有经验。

take into account

1. 考虑到; 体谅

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。