Dreye權威釋義

n.

帳，帳目，帳單[C]
The accounts show we have spent more than we received.
帳目顯示我們已經入不敷出了。
帳戶；客戶[C]
The company is our best account.
這家公司是我們的最佳客戶。
記述，描述；報導[C][（+of）]
The policeman gave an account of the traffic accident.
警察敘述了交通事故的經過。
解釋，說明[C][（+of）]
John gave us a detailed account of his plan.
關於他的計畫，約翰給我們作了詳盡的說明。
根據，理由[U]
He got angry on this account.
由於這個緣故他生氣了。
估價；價值，重要性[U]
利益，好處[U]

vt.

把……視為[O9][O8]
He accounted himself lucky.
他自認為很走運。
He was accounted a first-rate actor.
他被認為是一流演員。

vi.

報帳
解釋，說明；對……負責[（+for）]
He could not account for his absence from school.
他無法說清楚為什麼曠課。
導致，產生[（+for）]
Too much rain accounted for the poor crop.
太多的雨水導致莊稼歉收。
（在數量等上）佔[（+for）]
（在比賽中）擊敗[（+for）]

片語

account for

說明
He could not account for his foolish mistake.
他無法解釋他所犯的荒謬的錯誤。
對……負有責任
Who will have to account for the misprints in the dictionary?
誰必須對字典中的印刷錯誤負責？

account to

對……作出解釋
You'll have to account to me if anything happens to the baby.
要是嬰孩出了什麼事，你得對我講清楚才行。

bring/call sb. to account

要求某人作出解釋
Jack was brought to account for the missing cash.
傑克被要求對這筆遺失的現金作出解釋。
責問
The boss called her to account.
老板責備了她。

by/from all accounts

根據各種流傳的說法
By all accounts he is going to resign.
據說，他將辭職。

give a good account of oneself

表現出色
She gave a good account of herself in the basketball match.
她在這場籃球賽中表現出色。

give a poor account of oneself

表現拙劣
David gave a poor account of himself in the boxing match.
大衛在這次拳擊比賽中表現不佳。

on account

作為部分付款
She owed me $100 and sent $20 on account.
她欠我一百元，先寄二十元還我。

on account of

因為；由於
Bill cannot come to the meeting on account of illness.
比爾因病不能到會。

on no account

絕不
We must on no account miss the chance.
我們絕不可錯過這個機會。

on one's own account

為自身利益
He did it on his own account, not for anyone else.
他做這件事是為自己的利益，而不是為別人。
依靠自己
Henry went into business on his own account.
亨利獨立經商。

take account of

考慮到；體諒
You must take account of her inexperience.
你必須考慮到她沒有經驗。

take into account

考慮到；體諒
They had to take the baby into account when they wanted to go out.
每當要外出時，他們總得考慮如何將嬰孩安頓好。

辨析

同義:

n.故事；理由；敘述

story tale reason information description statement report

n.帳目，帳單

list record

同義參見:

commentary exposition chronicle explication yarn entry version story¹ sake diary saga biography bill¹ relation menu log appraise consequence journal importance anecdote

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

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:
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’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》