account ความหมายคือ ac·count /əˈkaʊnt/ I n. 1. 记述，描述；报告；报道；(尤指对上级的)陈述，交代；[常作accounts]传闻 give a brief account of what has happened 就发生的情况作一简短陈述 by sb.'s own account 根据某人本人所述 The book presents an unbiased account of the historical event. 这部书对于那次历史事件提供了不偏不倚的介绍。a newspaper account 报纸报道 render an account of one's guardianship 就自己履行保护人职责的情况提出汇报 2. 解释 No satisfactory account was given of these phenomena. 对这些现象不曾提供令人满意的解释。 3. 理由，根据；考虑 On this (that) account it is best to do so. 因为这个(那个)缘故，最好就这么干。 4. 重要性；价值；估价；判断 a matter (a person) of considerable (no) account 相当(完全不)重要的一件事(一个人) It is of much (little) account that ... …是十分(不怎么)重要的。be held in some account 被看作相当重要 a thing of small account 一件没什么价值的东西 He stands high in my account. 他深受我看重。 5. 利润；利益，好处 invest one's money to good account 用自己的钱作有利可图的投资 6. 账；银行往来账；(客户购货的)赊购账；[常作accounts]待结账目；〈喻〉欠账 The accounts show that they have spent more than they received. 账面显示，他们花去的钱比他们的收入多。audit accounts 查账 He has an account to settle with you for calling him a thief. 因为你骂他是贼，他要跟你算账。 7. [Accounts] (公司等的)财务部门 8. 账户；交易(或主顾)关系；客户，委托人 open (close) an account with (或 in) a bank 在一家银行开立(结清)一个账户 My account is now empty. 我的账上现在一个子儿也没有了。charge an amount to sb.'s account 把一笔数目记在某人账上 They are eager to secure that customer's account. 他们急于把那位客户的生意揽到手。The firm is one of our best accounts. 这家商行是我们最佳客户之一。 9. 账单；(会计年度等的)交易结清单；(伦敦股票交易所的)定期结清 a grocery account 食品店账单 Please render (或 send in) your account. 请将账单送来。 10. 委托的广告业务 The toothpaste account has been awarded to a new agency. 牙膏广告业务已委托给一家新的代理公司。 11. (乐曲的)演奏法 II ❶ vt. 1. 把…视作，认为 He was accounted a hero. 他被人看作英雄。account oneself lucky 认为自己走运 He was accounted (to be) guilty. 他被认为有罪。 2. 把…归结于，把…归因于 (to) the many virtues accounted to sb. 被归结到某人身上的许多美德 3. 钻研；分析 ❷ vi. 1. 报账 He has to account to the treasurer for the money he spends. 他非就他的花销向司库报账不可。 2. 提出理由；作出解释，作出说明(for) account for one's actions 为自己的行动提出解释 He could not account for the time spent away from his post. 他无法解释自己职务之外的时间是如何度过的。That accounts for it. 原来是这么一回事。There is no accounting for tastes. 人们的趣味各异，这是无法解释的。Police said that forty-six persons are still not accounted for. 警方声称仍有46人身份(或下落)不明。 3. 导致，引起 (for) Late frosts accounted for the poor fruit crop. 晚霜阵阵，导致水果歉收。 4. 报偿(for) account for one's crime 赎罪 5. (在数量、比例方面)占 The region accounts for a large part of usable timber. 这地区的出产占可用木材总量的一大部分。It accounts for 30 per cent of all railway accidents. 这占了全部铁道事故的30%。 6. 杀死，消灭；俘获；(在体育比赛中)击败，击出场 His dog accounted for two of the rabbits. 兔子中有两只是他的狗猎获的。[
