简明英汉词典

 account for
v.
说明, 占, 解决, 得分

美国传统词典[双解]

 account
ac.count
AHD:[…-kount“]
D.J.[*6kaunt]
K.K.[*6ka&nt]
n.（名词）

(1)

 A narrative or record of events.
记述，报告：一叙述事件或事件的记录

(2)

 A reason given for a particular action.
理由：某一特别行为的理由

(3)

 Abbr. a/c, acct.
缩写 a/c， acct.

(4)

 A formal banking, brokerage, or business relationship established to provide for regular services, dealings, and other financial transactions.
帐户：为提供定期的服务，交易，和其他金融活动而建立的正式银行业务， 经纪业或商业关系

(5)

 A precise list or enumeration of financial transactions.
帐：关于经济活动的确切清单或数据

(6)

 Money deposited for checking, savings, or brokerage use.
存款：为支付，节省，或经纪业而存起来的钱

(7)

 A customer having a business or credit relationship with a firm:
客户：与一公司有着商业或信誉联系的顾客：
salespeople visiting their accounts.
推销员拜访了他们的客户

(8)

 Worth, standing, or importance:
价值，地位，重要性：
a landowner of some account.
富有的地主

(9)

 Profit or advantage:
利润，优势：
turned her writing skills to good account.
利用她的写作技巧来获利
v.tr.（及物动词）
ac.count.ed， ac.count.ing， ac.counts
To consider as being; deem.See Synonyms at consider See Usage Note at as 1
认为；看作。参见 consider参见 as1

常用词组

 account for

(1)

 To constitute the governing or primary factor:
导致，引起：构成决定性的或主要的因素：
Bad weather accounted for the long delay.
长期的延缓是因为坏天气

(2)

 To provide an explanation or justification:
做出解释，提出理由：
The suspect couldn't account for his time that night.
嫌疑犯不能说明那天晚上他的时间安排

习惯用语

 call to account

(1)

 To challenge or contest.
挑战，争斗

(2)

 To hold answerable for.
要求解释

on account
On credit.
以赊欠方式

on account of

(1)

 Because of; for the sake of:
由于；因为：
“We got married on account of the baby”(Anne Tyler)
“我们因为孩子的缘故而结婚。”(安妮·泰勒)

(2)

 Chiefly Southern U.S. Because:
【多用于美国南部】 因为：
“He got picked up by the cops on account of he was walking with his shopping bag and they said there was numbers in it”(Jimmy Breslin)
“他被警察逮住了，因他提着购物袋行走，而他们认为里面有秘密数据”(吉米·布雷斯林)

on no account
Under no circumstances.
决不，绝对不：在任何条件下都不

on (one's) own account

(1)

 For oneself.
为了自身

(2)

 On one's own; by oneself:
单独；独自：
He wants to work on his own account.
他想单独完成工作

take into account
To take into consideration; allow for.
考虑；顾及

语源

(1)

 Middle English
中古英语

(2)

 from Old French acont
源自 古法语 acont

(3)

 from aconter [to reckon]
源自 aconter [计算]

(4)

 a- [to] from Latin ad- * see ad-
a- [到] 源自 拉丁语 ad- *参见 ad-

(5)

 cunter [to count] ultimately from Latin comput3e [to sum up] * see compute
cunter [算] 最终源自 拉丁语 comput3e [加起来] *参见 compute

现代英汉词典

 account
[E5kaJnt]
n.

(1)

 报导； （书面或口头）报告
an exciting account of the match
对这次比赛激动人心的报导
These accounts show no consistency.
这些报道前后不一。
The newspaper's account of the so-called reshuffle of the financial ministry was a complete fiction.
报纸对所谓的财政部人事改组的报导完全是捏造的。

(2)

 考虑；顾及

(3)

 利益
He put his knowledge to good account.
他使知识发挥了效益。

(4)

 账目
The accounts show we have spent more than we received.
账目表明我们支出多于收入。
All the accounts of the firm were certified as correct.
公司所有帐目被证明为正确无误。
When the inspection group declared that the accounts checked, the staff all cheered.
当检查组宣布帐目核对无误时,职工们都欢呼了起来。

(5)

 所欠账目
account payable
应付账款
account receivable
应收账款
Your account is still unpaid.
你的帐还没付。

(6)

 科目；账户
He paid the money into his bank account.
他把钱存在他的银行账户上。

习惯用语

 bring (sb.) to account (for)
解释；惩罚

on account of
因为；由于

not on any account
绝不；千万不要

on one's own account
为了私利；责任自负；独自

词性变化

 account
vi., vt.
认为
I account myself well paid.
我自认为收入颇佳。

常用词组

 account for
解释；说明：
She could not account for her mistake.
她无法解释其错误。
I can't account for Peter's un- happiness.
我说不出彼得不高兴的原因。
How do you account for all the accidents in series?
你怎么解释这接二连三地发生的事故呢?
I want you to account for each sum of the money you spent.
我要你说明你所花掉的每一笔钱的用途。
Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?
你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗?

美国传统词典

 account
ac.count
AHD:[…-kount“]
D.J.[*6kaunt]
K.K.[*6ka&nt]
n.

(1)

 A narrative or record of events.

(2)

 A reason given for a particular action.

(3)

 Abbr. a/c, acct.

(4)

 A formal banking, brokerage, or business relationship established to provide for regular services, dealings, and other financial transactions.

(5)

 A precise list or enumeration of financial transactions.

(6)

 Money deposited for checking, savings, or brokerage use.

(7)

 A customer having a business or credit relationship with a firm:
salespeople visiting their accounts.

(8)

 Worth, standing, or importance:
a landowner of some account.

(9)

 Profit or advantage:
turned her writing skills to good account.
v.tr.
ac.count.ed, ac.count.ing, ac.counts
To consider as being; deem.See Synonyms at consider See Usage Note at as 1

常用词组

 account for

(1)

 To constitute the governing or primary factor:
Bad weather accounted for the long delay.

(2)

 To provide an explanation or justification:
The suspect couldn't account for his time that night.

习惯用语

 call to account

(1)

 To challenge or contest.

(2)

 To hold answerable for.

on account
On credit.

on account of

(1)

 Because of; for the sake of:
“We got married on account of the baby”(Anne Tyler)

(2)

 Chiefly Southern U.S. Because:
“He got picked up by the cops on account of he was walking with his shopping bag and they said there was numbers in it”(Jimmy Breslin)

on no account
Under no circumstances.

on (one's) own account

(1)

 For oneself.

(2)

 On one's own; by oneself:
He wants to work on his own account.

take into account
To take into consideration; allow for.

语源

(1)

 Middle English

(2)

 from Old French acont

(3)

 from aconter [to reckon]

(4)

 a- [to] from Latin ad- * see ad-

(5)

 cunter [to count] ultimately from Latin comput3e [to sum up] * see compute

英汉船舶大词典

 account for
vt.说明理由等,报帐,说出钱等的用途;vt.说明,证明,是...的原因

英汉法学大词典

 account for
v.占

英汉航海大词典

 account for
vt.说明,证明

英汉化学大词典

 account for
vt.解释,是...的原因,说明

现代商务英汉大词典

 account for
钱的用途,是…的原因

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