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)

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)]

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 |

词义辨析

同义:

n.故事; 理由; 叙述

story  tale  reason  information  description  statement  report

n.帐目, 帐单

list  record  

同义参见:

entry  story  sake  saga  diary  biography  bill  relation  audit  menu  appraise  log  consequence  journal  invoice  importance  anecdote  commentary  chronicle  yarn  exposition  version  explication  

英英释义

名词 account:

a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services

同义词：business relationship

the act of informing by verbal report

同义词：report

a record or narrative description of past events

同义词：history, chronicle, story

a short account of the news

同义词：report, news report, story, write up

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance

同义词：accounting, account statement

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

同义词：explanation

an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

同义词：bill, invoice

grounds

同义词：score

importance or value

the quality of taking advantage

动词 account:

be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something

keep an account of

同义词：calculate

to give an account or representation of in words

同义词：report, describe

furnish a justifying analysis or explanation

同义词：answer 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。

补充

accountaccount英:[əˈkaunt] 美:[əˈkaʊnt]n.1.账, 账户The sum of money has been transferred into my account.那笔钱已转到我账上。2.记述, 描述, 报道The two accounts of the accident do not agree.有关这次事件两则报道不一致。vi.1.解释; 说明His illness accounts for his absence.他因为生病, 所以才缺席。He has to account to the chairman for how he spends the company's money.他一定要向主席说明他是如何花公司的钱的。vt.1.认为We all account him a qualified teacher.我们都认为他是一名合格的教师。Tom accounts himself (to be) lucky.汤姆认为自己运气好。He accounted it fun to go to sea.他认为去海边很有趣。

例句

1. I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.我在英国国民西敏寺银行有两个账户, 一个储蓄账户和一个活期存款账户。 2. I'd like to open an account.我想开个户。 3. Some banks make it difficult to open an account.在一些银行开户很麻烦。 4. an accurate account of gangster life对黑帮生活的准确描述 5. She gave a detailed account of what happened.她详细讲述了发生的事情。 6. a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour对人类行为较为简略的解释 7. Science, on Weber's account, is an essentially value-free activity.按照韦伯的说法, 科学在本质上是一种纯客观的活动。 8. Put it on my account.把它记在我账上。 9. I was showing my friend how to open an email account.我在向朋友示范怎么开电子邮件账户。 10. Keep an account of all your expenses.要对你所有的开支逐项记账。 11. Please settle your account the evening before you check out.请在退房前一晚结账。 12. Your account stands at £150.43.你的账户金额是150.43英镑。 13. They transferred their publicity account to a new agent.他们把委托的宣传业务转给了一家新的代理公司。 14. Individuals who provide false information should be brought to account for their actions.应该让提供虚假情报的人对其行为作出解释。 15. I was called to account for my conduct by the headmistress.女校长把我叫去, 要求我对自己的行为作出解释。 16. He bought two bottles of vodka on account.他赊账买了两瓶伏特加。 17. He is, by all accounts, a superb teacher.他是位有口皆碑的好老师。 18. He was by his own account an ambitious workaholic.据他自己说他是个有抱负的工作狂。 19. You will stay here until you can give an account of yourself!要是你不能对自己的行为作出解释, 那你就在这儿待着吧！ 20. He gave a bad account of himself in the examination.他考得不太好。 21. Despite our inexperience, we gave a good account of ourselves.我们虽然经验不足, 但仍表现出色。 22. These obscure groups were of little account in national politics.这些名不见经传的团体在国内政界无足轻重。 23. It's of no account to me whether you go or stay.你是走是留对我来说都无关紧要。 24. Mollie told me what she'd done and I was really scared on her account.莫莉告诉我她干了什么, 我真替她害怕。 25. Don't leave on my account.不要因为我而离开。 26. The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat.总统因为嗓子不适, 婉拒发表演说。 27. We couldn't go out on account of the bad weather.由于天气不好, 我们不能出去。 28. When asked for your views, on no account should you be negative.在问到你的看法时, 你绝对不该持否定态度。 29. On no account must strangers be let in.决不可以让陌生人进来。 30. She had plans to set up in business on her own account.她计划自己独立经商。 31. I told him if he withdrew it was on his own account.我告诉他如果他退出, 那就是出于自愿。 32. Wine is radioactive but few people stop drinking it on that account.葡萄酒有放射性, 但是很少有人就因此不再饮用了。 33. Expect to pay something on account.估计要付一部分款。 34. systems to invoice and settle accounts in euros用欧元开具发票和结算的系统 35. Their sleep is regularly disturbed by the sound of gunfire as criminal gangs settle their nightly accounts.夜间他们经常被黑帮为了解仇怨互相火并的枪声吵醒。 36. Urban planners have to take account of many groups in society.城市规划者必须考虑到社会上的许多群体。 37. The evening was accounted a great success.那晚的活动被视为巨大成功。 38. The opening day of the battle was accounted a success.开战首日被认为作战成功。 39. He was accounted a merciful man.他被人看做是一位仁者。 40. I account myself well paid.我认为自己得到优厚报酬。(或：我认为给我的报酬相当好。) 41. This report will be accounted by the committee.委员会将研究这份报告。 42. She has many virtues accounted to her.许多美德集于她一身。 43. He could not account for the missing funds.他无法说清那些钱怎么不见了。 44. How do you account for the accident?你怎么解释那场事故? 45. His reckless driving accounted for the accident.他开车鲁莽，引起了这场事故。 46. He will account for his crime.他会赎罪的。 47. It accounts for 25 per cent of all traffic accidents.它占所有交通事故的25%。 48. Our battery accounted for three enemy planes.我们炮兵连击落了三架敌机。 49. a detailed account of what has been achieved.对取得的成就的详细描述。 50. a lively account of Offenbach's score.对奥芬巴赫乐曲的生动演奏。 51. the barman was doing his accounts.酒吧男招待在记账。 52. he submitted a quarterly account.他递交了一份季度账目。 53. there's no money to pay the tradesmen's accounts this month.这个月没有钱支付零售商的账单。 54. a bank account.银行账户。 55. charge it to my account.记在我的账上。 56. I began buying things on account.我开始赊购物品。 57. selling bibles to established accounts in the North.将《圣经》卖给北方的记账交易老客户。 58. another agency were awarded the account.又一家代理商得到了合约。 59. money was of no account to her.金钱对她无关紧要。 60. her visit could not be accounted a success.她的访问算不上成功。 61. he accounted himself the unluckiest man alive.他认为自己是世上最倒霉的人。 62. after 1292 he accounted to the Westminster exchequer.1292年以后他就向威斯敏斯特税务署报账。 63. by all accounts he is a pretty nice guy.据说他是个非常好的人。 64. don't bother on my account.不要为我多费神了。 65. on no account let anyone know we're interested.切莫让任何人知道我们感兴趣。 66. he began trading on his own account.他开始独立经商。 67. he was brought before the Board to account for his behaviour.他被带到董事会上为他的行为作出解释。 68. everyone was accounted for after the floods.洪水之后所有人的下落都弄清楚了。 69. a mishit drive accounted for Jones, who had scored 32.一个击球失误使得32分的琼斯落败。 70. social security accounts for about a third of total public spending.社会安全保障占公共开支总数的1/3。 71. She gave the police a full account of the robbery.她把劫案过程详细地向警方报告。 72. to open/close an account开立／结束账户 73. I have an account with/at Barclays.我在巴克莱银行有个账户。 74. I paid the cheque into my bank account.我把那张支票存入我的银行账户。 75. By all accounts, she's a very good doctor.大家都说她是个很出色的医生。 76. By his own account, Peter was not very good at his job.彼得说自己不大称职。 77. Our flight was delayed on account of bad weather.因为天气恶劣，我们的班机误点了。 78. On no account should you walk home by yourself.无论如何你不该独自步行回家去。 79. We'll take account of your comments.我们会考虑你的意见。 80. We'll take your comments into account.我们会考虑你的意见。 81. How can we account for these changes?我们如何解释这些改变？ 82. Sales to Europe accounted for 80% of our total sales last year.欧洲的销量占我们去年总销量的80%。 83. the difference between the debit and credit sides of an account账户借方与贷方之间的差额 84. We always keep very good accounts.我们总是把账记得很清楚。 85. an accounts department财务部 86. The company's accounts show a profit this year: our accounts receivable exceed our accounts payable. [=the money owed to us exceeds the money we owe]公司账目显示我们今年有盈利，应收账款超出了应付账款。 87. We opened new accounts at a bank last week.我们上周在银行开了新的账户。 88. I took out my money and closed my account.我取出了钱，结清了账户。 89. "You can withdraw up to $1,000 a day from your account."你一天最多可从账户上提取1000美元。 90. "Every week, she puts/deposits a part of her paycheck into a separate account."她每周把部分薪水存入一个单独账户。 91. setting up a bank account开立个银行账户 92. My wife and I keep our money in a joint account. [=an account that both of us can use]妻子和我把钱存入一个共同账户。 93. Please enter your name and account number.请输入你的姓名和账号。 94. You can check your account balance [=the amount of money in your account] on the Internet.你可以在互联网上查看你的账户余额。 95. I don't have the money right now. Put it on my account. = Charge it to my account.我没有现钱，把它记在我的账上吧。 96. "If you return the clothes, the store will credit your account. [=you will not have to pay for the clothes]"如果你把衣服退了，商店会把钱退到你的账户上。 97. When do you intend to settle your account? [=pay what you owe]你打算什么时候结清账款？ 98. She's decided to settle accounts with her old political rivals.她决定要与老政敌一决雌雄。 99. "She makes sure that all of the company's accounts [=customers, clients] make the necessary payments."她要确保公司所有的客户都付应付款项。 100. We just lost the Smith account.我们刚失去史密斯公司这个客户。 101. That company was one of our biggest/best accounts.那家公司是我们最大/最好的客户之一。 102. She will be our account manager. [=the person who manages our account]她将成为我们的客户经理。 103. I use two separate e-mail accounts.我使用两个不同的电子邮件账户。 104. personal/firsthand/eyewitness accounts from the war对战况的身临其境的报道/第一手报道/见证报道 105. "According to one account, the party was a complete disaster."有一种说法是，那次聚会完全搞砸了。 106. She gave the police a full/complete/detailed account of what happened.她向警方讲述了事情的整个/全部/详细经过。 107. We read an account of her trip to Paris.我们读了一篇关于她巴黎之行的报道。 108. a written account of his long and successful career关于他漫长而成功的职业生涯的书面报道。 109. Our goal is to give an accurate account of the process.我们的目标就是对这一过程进行准确的描述。 110. an account of how the system works关于这一系统运作方法的介绍 111. The document is an account of the country's reasons for going to war.这份文件介绍了这个国家参战的种种原因。 112. You will be asked to give an account of your actions. [=to explain the reasons for your actions]你得对你的行为做出解释。 113. He could give no account of what he did with the money.他无法说明把这笔钱弄到哪里去了。 114. I hope we won't lose our friendship on that account. [=for that reason]我希望我们的友谊不会因此而受到影响。 115. He felt that his opinions were of no account to the others. [=he thought that the other people didn't care about his opinions]他觉得其他人并不在乎他的意见。 116. It's of little account what I may think about it.我对这件事的看法并不重要。 117. He was called to account by his boss for failing to spot the mistake in the company's records.他没能发现公司记录中的错误，因而遭到老板的质问。 118. "By all accounts, the band put on a great show. [=everyone says that the band put on a great show]"据各方面反映，乐队演出非常成功。 119. "She was, by all accounts, good at her job."大家都说她的工作做得很好。 120. "They seemed, from all accounts, to have a happy marriage."大家都认为他们的婚姻很美满。 121. "By her own account, that was the worst performance of her career. [=she said that was her worst performance]"据她自己说，那是她职业生涯中表现最差的一次。 122. "They had, by their own account, a wonderful time."听他们说，他们过得很愉快。 123. "If I ever had to fight, I think I could give a good account of myself."假如一定要我上场，我觉得自己会发挥得很好。 124. The game was canceled on account of the rain.因为下雨比赛取消了。 125. They were treated badly on account of their beliefs.他们因为自己的信仰而受到了不公正的待遇。 126. "On account of his bad behavior, he will not be allowed to play with the new toy."因为他表现不好，所以不让他玩新玩具。 127. On no account should the children be left at home alone.决不能将孩子单独留在家中。 128. They said that on no account would they leave before the end of the game.他们说在比赛结束前决不会离开。 129. Don't leave on our account. [=because of us]不要因为我们而离开。 130. You didn't have to clean your room on my account. I don't care if your room is dirty.你不必因为我而打扫自己的房间，你的房间脏不脏我可不在乎。 131. She bought the house entirely on her own account.她全凭着自己的能力买下了这幢房子。 132. He left the company and went into business on his own account.他离开公司，独立经商。 133. "I'm doing it on my own account, not for anyone else."我做这件事是为了我自己，不是为别人。 134. Try to take our feelings into account. [=try to think about how we will feel]尽量也考虑下我们的感受。 135. Other issues must be taken into account before a choice can be made.在做出选择之前必须考虑到其他问题。 136. She did very well on the test when you take into account how little she studied.考虑到她没学多少内容，她已经考得很好了。 137. She takes no account of my feelings. [=she doesn't consider how I feel]她没有顾及我的感受。 138. The new health plan fails to take account of the fact that many people cannot pay for their medicine.新的健康计划没有考虑到许多人付不起药费这个事实。 139. Is there a way to turn this situation to good account?有没有办法来充分利用这一形势？ 140. Their first project was accounted [=considered] a success.他们的第一个项目被认为取得了成功。 141. "Eventually, you will need to account for your actions/behavior."你终究得对自己的行为做出解释。 142. How do you account for [=explain] your success?你认为自己是怎样取得成功的？ 143. "I don't see why they liked the movie, but there's no accounting for taste."我不明白他们为什么喜欢这部电影，不过人各有所好嘛。 144. "The disease accounted for over 10,000 deaths last year."去年，这种病导致1万多人死亡。 145. These new features account for the computer's higher price.这些新功能使得这款电脑价格较高。 146. The disease cannot be accounted for [=explained] by genetics alone. There must be other causes as well.仅从遗传学的角度难以解释这种疾病，一定还有其他病因。 147. "Women account for [=constitute, compose] only 25 percent of our employees."女员工仅占我们员工总数的25%。 148. The researchers failed to account for the fact that most of the students were poor.研究者没有考虑这样一个事实：这些学生大部分都很穷。 149. We have to account for the time [=to say how much time] we spend on each activity.我们得对花在每一项活动上的时间加以说明。 150. I'll have to account for the money I spent.我得说明那些钱我是怎么花的。 151. The government couldn't account for millions of dollars of the taxpayers' money.政府无法说明将纳税人数百万的资金用在何处。 152. Is everyone accounted for? [=do we know where everyone is?]所有人的下落都知道了吗？ 153. All present and accounted for. [=everyone who is supposed to be here is here]该到的人都到齐了。 154. "Enemy fighters have accounted for most of our bombers, Sir."长官，敌机摧毁了我们的大部分轰炸机。 155. We accounted for [=dispatched] the challengers 3-2.我们以3：2击败了挑战者。