account
noun
verb
əˈkaʊnt noun
1
DESCRIPTION
描述
a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process 叙述，描写，报道
[+ of ]
He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened.
他惊讶得无法描述发生了什么事。
blow-by-blow account (a description of all the details of an event in the order that they happened) 一五一十的叙述
a blow-by-blow account of how England lost to Portugal
英格兰队如何负于葡萄牙队的一五一十的报道
Chomsky’s account of how children learn their first language
乔姆斯基关于儿童如何学习第一语言的描述
eye-witness/first-hand account (description of events by someone who saw them) 目击者的/第一手的描述
Eye-witness accounts told of the unprovoked shooting of civilians.
目击者讲到平民无故被枪击。
This gives a first-hand account of the war.
这是这场战争的第一手报道。
2
AT A BANK
在银行
written abbreviation 书面缩写为 a/cor acct.an arrangement in which a bank keeps your money safe so that you can pay more in or take money out 账户
My salary is paid into my bank account.
我的工资直接存入我的银行账户。
I’ve opened an account with Barclay’s Bank.
我在巴克莱银行开了一个账户。
My husband and I have a joint account (=one that is shared between two people) .
我和丈夫有个联名账户。
3
take account of sth take sth into account
also 又作 to consider or include particular facts or details when making a decision or judgment about something 考虑到某事，把某事考虑进去
These figures do not take account of changes in the rate of inflation.
这些数字没有把通货膨胀率的变化考虑进去。
4
on account of sth
because of something else, especially a problem or difficulty 因为某事，由于某事
She was told to wear flat shoes, on account of her back problem.
因为背部有毛病，她被建议穿平底鞋。
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accounts
a. an exact record of the money that a company has received and the money it has spent b. a department in a company that is responsible for keeping records of the amount of money spent and received 会计部 plural 复数 U
The accounts for last year showed a profit of $2 million.
去年的账目显示利润为二百万美元。
Eileen works in accounts.
艾琳在会计部工作。
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on account
if you buy goods on account, you take them away with you and pay for them later 赊账
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WITH A SHOP/COMPANY
商店/公司
an arrangement that you have with a shop or company, which allows you to buy goods or use a service now and pay for them later 〔购买某产品或使用某服务的〕赊购账; 赊欠账户;
Can you charge this to my account please?
你能把这记在我的（赊购）账上吗？
an unlimited-use Internet account
一个能无限使用的因特网账户
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BILL
账单
a statement that shows how much money you owe for things you have bought from a shop 账单;
pay/settle your account (pay what you owe) 付账/结账
James left the restaurant, settling his account by credit card.
詹姆斯用信用卡结账后离开了餐厅。
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ARRANGEMENT TO SELL GOODS
售货安排
an arrangement to sell goods and services to another company over a period of time 〔给予售货和服务安排的〕客户
Our sales manager has secured several big accounts recently.
我们的销售部经理最近拉到了好几家大客户。
10
by/from all accounts
10. according to what a lot of people say 根据各方面所说
It has, from all accounts, been a successful marriage.
谁都说这是一桩美满的婚姻。
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on sb’s account
11. if you do something on someone’s account, you do it because you think they want you to 为了某人的缘故
Please don’t change your plans on my account.
请不要为了我而改变你的计划。
12
on your own account
12. by yourself or for yourself 靠自己; 为自己
Carrie decided to do a little research on her own account.
卡丽决定自己做点研究。
13
on no account/not on any account
13. used when saying that someone must not, for any reason, do something 决不，绝对不
On no account must you disturb me.
你绝不要打扰我。
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by sb’s own account
14. according to what you have said, especially when you have admitted doing something wrong 据某人自己所说
Bentley was, by his own account, oversensitive to criticism.
本特利自认对批评过于敏感。
15
on that account/on this account
15. concerning a particular situation 由于那个/这个缘故
There needn’t be any more worries on that account.
没有必要再为那事担心了。
16
give a good/poor account of yourself
16. to do something or perform very well or very badly 表现好/表现差
Kevin gave a good account of himself in today’s game.
凯文在今天的比赛中表现出色。
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bring/call sb to account
17. to force someone who is responsible for a mistake or a crime to explain publicly why they did it and punish them for it if necessary [正式] 追究某人的责任 formal
The people responsible for the accident have never been brought to account.
这宗事故的责任人一直没有被追究责任。
18
put/turn sth to good account
18. to use something for a good purpose [正式] 善用某物，充分利用某物 formal
Perhaps she could put some of her talents to good account by helping us.
通过帮助我们，也许她能把自己的某些才能充分发挥出来。
19
of no/little account
19. not important [正式] 不重要，没关系 formal
As she grew up, her father was of no account to her.
她渐渐长大，父亲对她也不重要了。
verb
20 to form a particular amount or part of something 占〔一定数量或比例〕
Afro-Americans account for 12% of the US population.
非洲裔美国人占美国人口的 12%。
21 to be the reason why something happens 是…的原因;
Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior.
他的行为也许是最近的工作压力导致的。
22 to give a satisfactory explanation of why something has happened or why you did something 解释，说明;
Can you account for your movements on that night?
你能解释一下那晚的活动吗？
23 to say where all the members of a group of people or things are, especially because you are worried that some of them may be lost 说明…在何处
Three days after the earthquake, more than 150 people had still to be accounted for.
地震发生 3 天后，仍有 150 多人下落不明。