英语词汇account for怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

account for

[phrasal verb]

account for (something)

a : to give a reason or explanation for (something)解释；说明

Eventually, you will need to account for your actions/behavior.你终究得对自己的行为做出解释。
How do you account for [=explain] your success?你认为自己是怎样取得成功的？

◊ The informal saying there's no accounting for taste means that there is no way to understand why some people like something while other people do not.人各有所好；萝卜青菜各有所爱。

I don't see why they liked the movie, but there's no accounting for taste.我不明白他们为什么喜欢这部电影，不过人各有所好嘛。

b : to be the cause of (something)引起；导致

The disease accounted for over 10,000 deaths last year.去年，这种病导致1万多人死亡。
These new features account for the computer's higher price.这些新功能使得这款电脑价格较高。
The disease cannot be accounted for [=explained] by genetics alone. There must be other causes as well.仅从遗传学的角度难以解释这种疾病，一定还有其他病因。

c : to make up or form (a part of something)组成

Women account for [=constitute, compose] only 25 percent of our employees.女员工仅占我们员工总数的25%。

d US : to think about (something) before doing something : to take (something) into consideration将…纳入考虑范围

The researchers failed to account for the fact that most of the students were poor.研究者没有考虑这样一个事实：这些学生大部分都很穷。

account for (someone or something)

a : to show what happened to (someone or something)对…做出说明；对做出解释

We have to account for the time [=to say how much time] we spend on each activity.我们得对花在每一项活动上的时间加以说明。
I'll have to account for the money I spent.我得说明那些钱我是怎么花的。

: to know the location of (someone or something)知道下落；明白去处

The government couldn't account for millions of dollars of the taxpayers' money.政府无法说明将纳税人数百万的资金用在何处。
Is everyone accounted for? [=do we know where everyone is?]所有人的下落都知道了吗？
All present and accounted for. [=everyone who is supposed to be here is here]该到的人都到齐了。

b : to destroy or kill (someone or something)摧毁；消灭

Enemy fighters have accounted for most of our bombers, Sir.长官，敌机摧毁了我们的大部分轰炸机。

also chiefly British : to defeat or beat (someone or something)击败；战胜

We accounted for [=dispatched] the challengers 3-2.我们以3：2击败了挑战者。

单词	account for
释义	account for [phrasal verb] 1 account for (something) a : to give a reason or explanation for (something)解释；说明 Eventually, you will need to account for your actions/behavior.你终究得对自己的行为做出解释。 How do you account for [=explain] your success?你认为自己是怎样取得成功的？ ◊ The informal saying there's no accounting for taste means that there is no way to understand why some people like something while other people do not.人各有所好；萝卜青菜各有所爱。 I don't see why they liked the movie, but there's no accounting for taste.我不明白他们为什么喜欢这部电影，不过人各有所好嘛。 b : to be the cause of (something)引起；导致 The disease accounted for over 10,000 deaths last year.去年，这种病导致1万多人死亡。 These new features account for the computer's higher price.这些新功能使得这款电脑价格较高。 The disease cannot be accounted for [=explained] by genetics alone. There must be other causes as well.仅从遗传学的角度难以解释这种疾病，一定还有其他病因。 c : to make up or form (a part of something)组成 Women account for [=constitute, compose] only 25 percent of our employees.女员工仅占我们员工总数的25%。 d US : to think about (something) before doing something : to take (something) into consideration将…纳入考虑范围 The researchers failed to account for the fact that most of the students were poor.研究者没有考虑这样一个事实：这些学生大部分都很穷。 2 account for (someone or something) a : to show what happened to (someone or something)对…做出说明；对做出解释 We have to account for the time [=to say how much time] we spend on each activity.我们得对花在每一项活动上的时间加以说明。 I'll have to account for the money I spent.我得说明那些钱我是怎么花的。 : to know the location of (someone or something)知道下落；明白去处 The government couldn't account for millions of dollars of the taxpayers' money.政府无法说明将纳税人数百万的资金用在何处。 Is everyone accounted for? [=do we know where everyone is?]所有人的下落都知道了吗？ All present and accounted for. [=everyone who is supposed to be here is here]该到的人都到齐了。 b : to destroy or kill (someone or something)摧毁；消灭 Enemy fighters have accounted for most of our bombers, Sir.长官，敌机摧毁了我们的大部分轰炸机。 also chiefly British : to defeat or beat (someone or something)击败；战胜 We accounted for [=dispatched] the challengers 3-2.我们以3：2击败了挑战者。 ⇒ Main Entry: ² account
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