account
account
英[əˈkaʊnt]美[əˈkaʊnt]
n.账号；账目，账单，赊购，描述，解释，老主顾；
v.认为是，解释；
复数：accounts;
第三人称单数：accounts;
过去式：accounted;
过去分词：accounted;
现在分词：accounting;
例句
She has written off an account of her trip.她一口气把旅行见闻写了下来。
He gave a cold-blooded account of the accident.他冷静地叙述了这一事故。
saving account passbook储蓄存折
She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
a stimulating and highly readable account既刺激又有意思的报道
She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle.她绘声绘色地描述了自己在丛林中的生活。
The manager had to step down on account of poor health.那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。
Bill cannot come to the meeting on account of illness.比尔因病不能到会。
APEC members account for more than half of the world's economic output.亚太经合组织成员的经济总量在世界占一半以上。
How do you account for losing five games in a row?你如何解释一连输了五场比赛呢?
英语六级真题
We need very broad participation to fully address the global tragedy that results when countries fail to take into account the negative impact of their carbon emissions on the rest of the world.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文Renewables account for only a small share of global primary energy consumption, which is still dominated by fossil fuels—30% each for coal and oil, 25% for natural gas.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文In contrast, the criminal justice system accounted for nearly one out of every five visual backgrounds.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Agriculture is a water-intensive business, accounting for nearly 70% of global fresh water consumption.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Overall, stress-related health problems account for up to 90% of hospital visits, many of them preventable.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Take costs into account when making treatment decisions.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文It is also easier for a dissatisfied company to give its account to another agency than it would be to fire their own advertising staff.
出自-2015年12月听力原文Of course, no index can account for everything.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文And cross-cultural comparisons can t account for difference of opinion
出自-2013年12月阅读原文The production and application of fertilisers and pesticides account for the largest part of energy use in the modern industrialised agricultural process.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文What accounted for America's baby boom?
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Newspapers relay daily accounts of goal-setting prevalent in industries and businesses up and down both Wall Street and Main Street , yet there has been surprisingly little research on how the long-trumpeted practice of setting goals may have contributed to the current economic crisis , and unethical （不道德的）behavior in general.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文Advocates of the practice have taken issue with his team's use of such evidence as news accounts to support his conclusion that goal-setting is widely over-prescribed
出自-2012年6月阅读原文That's because the quest for a unified theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文In still-fertile America it currently accounts for about 40% of total population growth, and in fast-ageing western Europe for about 90%.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文What accounts for the significant decline in humanistic studies today
出自-2010年12月阅读原文What accounts for the younger generation's political strength according to Professor Henry Flores?
出自-2010年6月阅读原文What we have to do is make sure we know what these are and take into account all the possible variables
出自-2013年6月听力原文What accounts for the failure of some websites to remove photos immediately?
出自-2010年12月听力原文Crediting my account would be wonderful.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section AIf every distraction took only 1 minute, that would account for 2.5 hours a day.
2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BIn an 1801 drawing from his book, General Zoology Amphibia, George Shaw, an English botanist and zoologist, credited Merian for describing a frog in the account of her South American expedition, and named the young tree frog after her in his portrayal of
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BOverall, stress-related health problems account for up to 90% of hospital visits, many of them preventable .
2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BThese results held true even taking into account that many of the women in the study were breastfeeding their babies.
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section BWhile by no means perfect, it is considerably more comprehensive than average income, taking into account not only growth in consumption per person but also changes in working time, life expectancy, and inequality.
2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
（银行等的）账户
If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
例句
Some banks make it difficult to open an account...一些银行把开户弄得很麻烦。I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.我在国民威斯敏斯特银行有两个账户，一个储蓄账户和一个活期存款账户。N-COUNT
固定客户，老主顾（尤指公司）
In business, a regular customer of a company can be referred to as an account, especially when the customer is another company.
例句
Biggart Donald, the Glasgow-based marketing agency, has won two Edinburgh accounts.比加特·唐纳德，这家驻格拉斯哥的营销代理公司已赢得了两个爱丁堡的客户。N-COUNT
账;账目
Accounts are detailed records of all the money that a person or business receives and spends.
例句
He kept detailed accounts.他记明细账。...an account book.账本N-COUNT
（书面或口头的）记述，描述，陈述，报告
An account is a written or spoken report of something that has happened.
例句
He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night...他详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。N-COUNT
解释;说明
An account of something is a theory which is intended to explain or describe it.
例句
This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour...这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。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价值无涉的活动。VERB
把…视作;认为
If you say that something is accounted a particular thing, you are reporting someone's judgment or opinion that it is that thing.
例句
The opening day of the battle was, nevertheless, accounted a success.不过，开战的首日仍被认为是成功的。...homosexuals, whose sexual behaviour is still accounted sinful by the church.其性行为仍然被教会认为是罪孽深重的同性恋者PHRASE
根据各种说法
If you say that something is true by all accounts or from all accounts, you believe it is true because other people say so.
例句
He is, by all accounts, a superb teacher.他是位有口皆碑的好老师。PHRASE
（尽管未必大获全胜但）出色地表现（自己）
If you say that someone gave a good account of themselves in a particular situation, you mean that they performed well, although they may not have been completely successful.
例句
The team fought hard and gave a good account of themselves.这支队伍奋力拼搏，表现出色。PHRASE
毫不重要;无足轻重
If you say that something is of no account or of little account, you mean that it is very unimportant and is not worth considering.
例句
These obscure groups were of little account in national politics.这些名不见经传的团体在国内*界无足轻重。PHRASE
以赊账方式;以分期付款方式
If you buy or pay for something on account, you pay nothing or only part of the cost at first, and pay the rest later.
例句
He bought two bottles of vodka on account.他挂账买了两瓶伏特加酒。PREP-PHRASE
因为;由于
You use on account of to introduce the reason or explanation for something.
例句
The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat...总统因嗓子不适而婉拒了亲自讲话。A newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.看俩人走路时挨得这么近，他觉得他们是新婚夫妇。PHRASE
从（某人的）角度；（尤指）设想处于（某人的）情况
Your feelings on someone's account are the feelings you have about what they have experienced or might experience, especially when you imagine yourself to be in their situation.
例句
Mollie told me what she'd done and I was really scared on her account.莫莉告诉我她的所作所为，我真是替她感到后怕。PHRASE
因为（某人的）缘故
If you tell someone not to do something on your account, you mean that they should do it only if they want to, and not because they think it will please you.
例句
Don't leave on my account.别因为我就走了。PHRASE
绝不;切勿
If you say that something should on no account be done, you are emphasizing that it should not be done under any circumstances.
例句
On no account should the mixture boil.切勿让这种混合物沸腾。PHRASE
为了那个/这个缘故
You can use on that account or on this account when you want to say that something happens for the reason you have just mentioned.
例句
Wine is radioactive but few people stop drinking it on that account.酒是有放射性的，可是很少有人因此而戒酒。PHRASE
根据(某人)自己的说法
If you say that something concerning a particular person is true by his or her own account, you mean that you believe it because that person has said it is true.
例句
He was by his own account an ambitious workaholic.据他自己所言，他是个雄心勃勃的工作狂。PHRASE
作为个人地；为自身利益地
If you take part in a business activity on your own account, you do it for yourself, and not as a representative or employee of a company.
例句
She had plans to set up in business on her own account.她计划自己创业。PHRASE
自主自愿地;责任自负地
If you do something on your own account, you do it because you want to and without being asked, and you take responsibility for your own action.
例句
I told him if he withdrew it was on his own account.我告诉他，如果他退出，责任自负。PHR-RECIP
（与敌人或对手）决战，算账，了结恩怨
To settle accounts with an enemy or opponent means to bring your fight or quarrel to an end by defeating them.
例句
...until the great day came when the Germans could finally settle accounts with the British...直到德国人*终能和英国人清算旧账的重大日子的来临Their sleep is regularly disturbed by the sound of gunfire as criminal gangs settle their nightly accounts.他们经常被黑帮每晚火拼的*声所吵醒。PHRASE
考虑到；把…计算在内
If you take something into account, or take account of something, you consider it when you are thinking about a situation or deciding what to do.
例句
The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account...被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。Urban planners in practice have to take account of many interest groups in society.城市规划人员在实际工作中必须把社会各利益集团都考虑在内。PHRASE
（对所做的错事）被要求解释并遭斥责，被问责
If someone is called, held, or brought to account for something they have done wrong, they are made to explain why they did it, and are often criticized or punished for it.
例句
Ministers should be called to account for their actions.部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。英汉词典释义
n.
账, 账户
The sum of money has been transferred into my account.那笔钱已转到我账上。(关于特定事务或事件的口头或笔头的)描述，描写；叙述，记述；报道；记事；故事
The two accounts of the accident do not agree.有关这次事件两则报道不一致。帐目
赊销帐；赊欠账；赊购
老主顾
（思想、理论、过程的）解释；说明；叙述
报告；(尤指对上级的关于自己行为的)陈述，交代
(对某一事件的起因、理由等所作的)解释，说明；考虑，深思熟虑[主要用于on account of， take into account 等短语中]
[常用复数](有关资产、负债、收入、支出、资本净值的)账，账目；账单，收付清单
账户；交易(或主顾)关系；客户，委托人
(乐曲的)演奏法，演奏(方式)；(体现对作品特定理解的)表演(方式)
vi.
说明原因(或理由)，提出理由；是…的原因；做出说明(或解释)，解释(for)
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**说明他是如何花公司的钱的。为…负责；导致，引起(与for连用)
His reckless driving accounted for the accident.他开车鲁莽，引起了这场事故。(在数量、比例方面)占；共计达
It accounts for 25 per cent of all traffic accidents.它占所有交通事故的25%。【体育】(在比赛中)击败；击出场(for)
vt.
以为，认为，把…看做，把…视作
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。钻研；分析；探究；考虑
This report will be accounted by the committee.委员会将研究这份报告。[罕用语]把…归因于，把…归咎于(to)；把…转嫁于(to)
She has many virtues accounted to her.许多美德集于她一身。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services;
"he asked to see the executive who handled his account"2. the act of informing by verbal report;
"he heard reports that they were causing trouble""by all accounts they were a happy couple"3. a record or narrative description of past events;
"a history of France""he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president""the story of exposure to lead"4. a short account of the news;
"the report of his speech""the story was on the 11 o'clock news""the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"5. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance;
"they send me an accounting every month"6. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.;
"the explanation was very simple""I expected a brief account"7. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered;
"he paid his bill and left""send me an account of what I owe"8. grounds;
"don't do it on my account""the paper was rejected on account of its length""he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"9. importance or value;
"a person of considerable account""he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"10. the quality of taking advantage;
"she turned her writing skills to good account"Verb
1. be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something;
"Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"2. keep an account of
3. to give an account or representation of in words;
"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"4. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation;
"I can't account for the missing money"行业词典
体育： 计分；得分；用途；说明；
金融： 账目；账户；合伙人提款；合伙人提款账户；
