n.
- 帳，帳目，帳單[C]
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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]
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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）]
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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）]
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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]
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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]
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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）]
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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）]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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By all accounts he is going to resign.
據說，他將辭職。
give a good account of oneself
- 表現出色
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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
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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
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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
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Bill cannot come to the meeting
on account of illness.
比爾因病不能到會。
on no account
- 絕不
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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
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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
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Henry went into business
on his own account.
亨利獨立經商。
take account of
- 考慮到；體諒
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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
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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
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’.
