单词 | account |
释义 | account/ə'kaʊnt/ n. ➊[usu. ~s] a written record of the money that a company receives and spends ➋ an agreement with a shop or company that allows you to buy things and pay for them later ➌ an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and take some out when you need it ➍ a written or spoken report of an event v. [~ for sth] ➊ give a reason or explanation for sth ➋ make up a particular amount or proportion n. ➊ [常~s]账目:do the accounts 记账 ◇the accounts apartment 财务部 ➋ [C] 赊销账:Could you charge this to my account please? 请把这个记在我账上,好吗? ◇pay one's account 付账 ➌ [C] 账户:open an account 开户 ➍ [C] 描述:[account of sth] She gave an account of her life in the jungle. 她描述了她在丛林里的生活。 v. [~ for sth] ➊ 作出解释,作出说明:Can you account for your actions? 你可以解释一下你的所作所为吗? ➋ (在数量、比例方面)占:Men account for only 10% of our teachers. 我们的老师中男性只占了10%。 by all accounts 大家都认为:By all accounts, they live a happy life. 大家都认为他们过着幸福的生活。 on account of sth 因为:The match was put off on account of the rain. 比赛因雨而推迟了。 take sth into account 考虑:He didn't take the weather into account. 他没有把天气因素考虑进去。 构词ac (= ad-) + count 同根 counter; discount 常犯错误 ✗ the account department ✓ the accounts department 财务部 常犯错误 ✗ You have to take into account that it was raining then. ✓ You have to take into account the fact that it was raining then. [✌take into account后不能直接接that从句,要在从句前加the fact,使that从句变为fact的同位语从句] 谚语Happiness takes no account of time. 欢乐不觉时光过。 |
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