| 单词 | account |
| 释义 | noun | verb accountaccount1 /əˈkaʊnt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1DESCRIPTION [countable] a)a written or spoken description which gives details of an event: account of There were several different accounts of the story in the newspapers. DeJong gave an account of the incident in his book. Police have an eyewitness account of the robbery (=description of events by someone who saw them). a fascinating first-hand account (=description of events by someone who saw or took part in them) of the Chinese Cultural Revolution a blow-by-blow account (=description of all the details of an event in the order that they happened) of the trial b)a detailed description of a process which explains how it happens and what makes it possible: account of an account of how children learn language2AT A BANK [countable] (written abbreviation acct.) an arrangement that you have with a bank to pay in or take out money: I’d like to deposit this check into my account. I just moved here and haven’t opened a new account yet. My husband and I have a joint account (=one that is shared by two people). You can also check your account balance (=amount of money that is in your account) online.3take account of something (also take something into account) to consider or include particular facts or details when making a decision or judgment about something: These figures do not take account of changes in the rate of inflation.4on account of something because of something else, especially because of a problem or difficulty SYN because of: Games are often canceled on account of rain.5accounts [plural] an exact record of the money that a company has received and the money it has spent: The accounts for last year showed a profit of $2 million. → see also accounts payable, accounts receivable6WITH A STORE/COMPANY [countable] an arrangement that you have with a store or company, which allows you to buy goods or use a service and pay for them later or at regular times: We charged the sofa to our Macy’s account. an email account Make sure all your account information is up-to-date.7BILL [countable] a statement of money that you owe for things you have bought from a store SYN bill pay/settle your account You must settle your account within 30 days.8ARRANGEMENT TO SELL GOODS [countable] an arrangement to sell goods and services to another company over a period of time: Jack manages several accounts for the ad agency.9by/from all accounts according to what a lot of people say: By all accounts, Garcia was an excellent manager.10on somebody’s account if you do something on someone’s account, you do it because you think he or she wants you to: Don’t go to any trouble on my account.11by somebody’s own account according to what someone has said, especially when he or she has admitted doing something wrong: By Danon’s own account, he was driving too fast.12on no account (also not on any account) used when saying that someone must not, for whatever reason, do something: On no account are members allowed to discuss meetings with outsiders.13on your own account by yourself or for yourself: Carrie decided to do a little research on her own account.14on that/this account because of a particular reason or situation: I would not want the program canceled on that account.15bring/call somebody to account formal to force someone who is responsible for a mistake or a crime to explain the reason it happened and to punish him or her if necessary: The people responsible for the accident must be brought to account.16give a good/poor account of yourself formal to do something or perform very well or very badly: Cooper gave a good account of himself in the fight.17of no/little account formal not important: Geller’s speech was of no account.18put/turn something to good account formal to use something for a good purpose: The extra time was turned to good account. noun | verb accountaccount2 ●●○ S3 W3 verb [transitive] account for something phrasal verb1to make up a particular amount or part of something: The value of the land accounts for 30% of the house’s price.2to be the reason why something happens SYN explain: Recent pressure at work may account for Steve’s odd behavior.3to give a satisfactory explanation of what happened or what you did SYN explain: Can you account for your actions on July 12?4to 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: All the stolen goods were later accounted for.5there’s no accounting for taste formal used when you find it difficult to understand why someone likes something or wants to do something |
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