account for

[ə'kauntfər]

vt.(在数量方面)占, 说明(原因等), 对 ... 负责

例句与用法：

Please account for your disgraceful conduct.

对你的可耻行为请作解释。

He has been asked to account for his conduct.

他被要求解释他的行为。

He'll have to account for where every cent goes.

他得说明所花掉的每一分钱的用途。

The treasurer has to account for the money paid to him.

财务负责人必须说明交给他的钱是怎样用的。

Petrochemicals today account for one fourth of all the chemicals made, in ten years this amount is expected to double.

石油化工产品现在已占所有化学制品的四分之一，十年后预计这个数目还要加倍。

He could not account for his absence from school.

他无法说明他旷课的原因。

详细释义：

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?