英语词汇“account for”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. phrasal verb

If a particular thing accounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or producedby it.

Computers account for 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

2. phrasal verb

If something accounts for a particular fact or situation, it causes or explains it.

Now, the gene they discovered today doesn't account for all those cases. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

3. phrasal verb

If you can account for something, you can explain it or give the necessary information about it.

How do you account for the company's alarmingly high staff turnover? [VERB PARTICLE noun]

He said only 200 of the train's 600 passengers had been accounted for. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]

4. phrasal verb

If someone has to account for an action or policy, they are responsible for it, and may be required to explain it to other people or be punished if it fails.

The President and the President alone must account for his government's reforms. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

5. phrasal verb

If a sum of money is accounted for in a budget, it has been included in that budget for a particular purpose.

The really heavy redundancy costs have been accounted for. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]

[Also VERB PARTICLE noun]

6. phrasal verb

If you account for an enemy or opponent, you kill, destroy, or beat them.

In the first ten days of May our squadron accounted for at least seven enemy aircraft. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

In the final they accounted for Brentford by three goals to two. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

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Chinese translation of 'account for'

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vt fus

(= explain) 解释(釋) (jiěshì)
⇒ How do you account for the company's high staff turnover? 你如何解释公司如此频繁的人事变动？ (Nǐ rúhé jiěshì gōngsī rúcǐ pínfán de rénshì biàndòng?)
(= represent) 占(佔) (zhàn)
⇒ Software accounts for over half of our product range. 软件产品占我们产品系列的一半以上。 (Ruǎnjiàn chǎnpǐn zhàn wǒmen chǎnpǐn xìliè de yībàn yǐshàng.)
to be not accounted for 未解释(釋)的 (wèi jiěshì de)

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单词	account for
释义	Trends of account for View usage for: account for 1. phrasal verb If a particular thing accounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or producedby it. Computers account for 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If something accounts for a particular fact or situation, it causes or explains it. Now, the gene they discovered today doesn't account for all those cases. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If you can account for something, you can explain it or give the necessary information about it. How do you account for the company's alarmingly high staff turnover? [VERB PARTICLE noun] He said only 200 of the train's 600 passengers had been accounted for. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb If someone has to account for an action or policy, they are responsible for it, and may be required to explain it to other people or be punished if it fails. The President and the President alone must account for his government's reforms. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 5. phrasal verb If a sum of money is accounted for in a budget, it has been included in that budget for a particular purpose. The really heavy redundancy costs have been accounted for. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun] 6. phrasal verb If you account for an enemy or opponent, you kill, destroy, or beat them. In the first ten days of May our squadron accounted for at least seven enemy aircraft. [VERB PARTICLE noun] In the final they accounted for Brentford by three goals to two. [VERB PARTICLE noun] See full dictionary entry for account account for in British English verb (intr, preposition) 1. to give reasons for (an event, act, etc) 2. to make or provide a reckoning of (expenditure, payments, etc) 3. to be responsible for destroying, killing, or putting (people, aircraft, etc) out of action Examples of 'account for' in a sentence account for This was fully and properly accounted for and audited. The Sun (2015) There is simply no accounting for some people's tastes. The Sun (2014) He said: 'Every single transaction has been properly accounted for.' The Sun (2011) This week's deluge of strengthening numbers included improved surveys of construction, manufacturing and, crucially, services, which account for three quarters of the economy. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Retail sales over the internet last month accounted for 11.9 per cent of the total, excluding fuel, a new high. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In other languages account for British English: account for /əˈkaʊnt fɔː/ VERB If you can account for something, you can explain it or give the necessary information about it. How do you account for the missing money? American English: account for Arabic: يُفَسِّرُ Brazilian Portuguese: prestar contas Chinese: 解释 Croatian: razjasniti Czech: vysvětlit Danish: redegøre for Dutch: verklaren European Spanish: explicar Finnish: selittää French: expliquer German: erklären Greek: λογοδοτώ Italian: rendere conto di Japanese: ･･･の説明がつく Korean: 설명하다 Norwegian: svare for Polish: wyjaśnić European Portuguese: explicar Romanian: a explica Russian: давать отчет Latin American Spanish: dar cuenta de Swedish: svara för Thai: อธิบายเหตุผล Turkish: hesap vermek Ukrainian: пояснювати Vietnamese: giải thích Chinese translation of 'account for' account for vt fus (= explain) 解释(釋) (jiěshì) ⇒ How do you account for the company's high staff turnover? 你如何解释公司如此频繁的人事变动？ (Nǐ rúhé jiěshì gōngsī rúcǐ pínfán de rénshì biàndòng?) (= represent) 占(佔) (zhàn) ⇒ Software accounts for over half of our product range. 软件产品占我们产品系列的一半以上。 (Ruǎnjiàn chǎnpǐn zhàn wǒmen chǎnpǐn xìliè de yībàn yǐshàng.) to be not accounted for 未解释(釋)的 (wèi jiěshì de) See account
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