单词 | account |
释义 | account —account /əˈkaʊnt/ noun (BUSINESS) F0 [C] an agreement with a shop or business that allows you to buy things and pay for them later: » Could you put it on/charge it to my account (= can I pay for it later), please?» Do you have an account at this store/with us, madam?» Could you please pay/settle your account in full (= give us all the money you owe us)?Thesaurus+: ↑Saving and savings accountsThesaurus+: ↑Banks and bank accountsThesaurus+: ↑Renting, hiring and hire purchase in general , ↑Mortgages and real estate , ↑Renting propertyF0 [C] a customer who does business with a company: » If the advertising agency loses this account, it will make a big dent in their profits.Thesaurus+: ↑Accountingnoun (IMPORTANCE) be of no/little account FORMAL► F0 to not be important: » It's of no account to me whether he comes or not.» His opinion is of little account to me.Thesaurus+: ↑Of little or less importancenoun (REASON) on account of sth FORMAL► B2 because of something: » He doesn't drink alcohol on account of his health.Thesaurus+: ↑Connecting words which introduce a cause or reasonnoun (REPORT) B2 [C] a written or spoken description of an event: » She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle.» He kept a detailed account of the suspect's movements.» Several eyewitnesses' accounts differed considerably from the official version of events.Thesaurus+: ↑Defining and explainingThesaurus+: ↑Accounts and stories , ↑Summaries and summarisingby/from all accountsC1 as said by most people: » By all accounts, San Francisco is a city that's easy to fall in love with.Thesaurus+: ↑Announcing, informing and statingby your own accountF0 If something is true by your own account, what you say is true although you have not proved it: » By his own account, he's quite wealthy.Thesaurus+: ↑Announcing, informing and stating• • • Extra Examples:» She gave a clear, factual account of the attack.» The book is a work of fiction and not intended as a historical account.» The foregoing account was written 50 years after the incident.» She gave a hair-raising account of her escape through the desert.» She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company's future.noun [C] (ALSO ˈbank acˌcount) (BANK) ► B1 an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to take it out when you need to: » I've opened an account with a building society.» I paid the money into my account this morning.» UK She paid the cheque into her account.» US She deposited the check in her account.» I need to draw some money out of my account.Thesaurus+: ↑Banks and bank accounts• • • Extra Examples:» I was relieved to see from my statement that my account was in credit.» I closed that bank account when I came to London.» The account was in debit at the end of the month.» To open an account, you need to make a minimum deposit of $500.» Alison drew some money out of her account to pay for our trip.verb [T + obj + noun/adj ] FORMAL (JUDGE) ↑Verb Endings for account ► F0 to think of someone or something in the stated way: » She was accounted a genius by all who knew her work.→ SYNONYM JUDGE(Cf. ↑judge) verbThesaurus+: ↑Analysing and evaluating , ↑Assessing and estimating value |
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