account
account
ac∙count¹ / əˈkaunt ; əˈkaʊnt /
◙noun [C]
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 togive an accountof 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 a / c or 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'veopened an accountwith Barclay's Bank.
我在巴克莱银行开了一个账户。
»My husband and I have ajoint account(=one that is shared between two people) .
我和丈夫有个联名账户。
--› see BANK ACCOUNT , CHECKING ACCOUNT , CURRENT ACCOUNT , DEPOSIT ACCOUNT , PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT , SAVINGS ACCOUNT
3. take account of sth also take sth into account, 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。
5. accounts
a. [pl.] an exact record of the money that a company has received and the money it has spent
• 账目:
»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。
b. [U] a department in a company that is responsible for keeping records of the amount of money spent and received
• 会计部:
»Eileen works in accounts.
艾琳在会计部工作。
6. on account, if you buy goods on account, you take them away with you and pay for them later
• 赊账
7. 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;
【SYN】 credit account
»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
8. BILL 账单, a statement that shows how much money you owe for things you have bought from a shop
• 账单;
【SYN】 bill
»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。
9. 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, 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。
11. on sb's account, 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, 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, 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。
14. by sb's own account, 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, 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, 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。
17. bring / call sb to account, [formal] 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
• 追究某人的责任:
»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, [formal] to use something for a good purpose
• 善用某物，充分利用某物:
»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, [formal] not important
• 不重要，没关系:
»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。
account²
◙verb
【PHR V】
◘account for sth1. 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%。
2. to be the reason why something happens
• 是…的原因;
【SYN】 explain
»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。
3. to give a satisfactory explanation of why something has happened or why you did something
• 解释，说明;
【SYN】 explain
»Can you account for your movements on that night?
你能解释一下那晚的活动吗？
4. 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。
