[N-COUNT 可数名词]（银行等的）账户 If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
Some banks make it difficult to open an account...
一些银行把开户弄得很麻烦。
I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.
我在国民威斯敏斯特银行有两个账户，一个储蓄账户和一个活期存款账户。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]固定客户，老主顾（尤指公司） In business, a regular customer of a company can be referred to as an account, especially when the customer is another company.
[BUSINESS 商]
Biggart Donald, the Glasgow-based marketing agency, has won two Edinburgh accounts.
比加特·唐纳德，这家驻格拉斯哥的营销代理公司已赢得了两个爱丁堡的客户。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]账；账目Accounts are detailed records of all the money that a person or business receives and spends.
[usu pl]
[BUSINESS 商]
He kept detailed accounts.
他记明细账。
...an account book.
账本
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（书面或口头的）记述，描述，陈述，报告 An account is a written or spoken report of something that has happened.
[with supp]
He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night...
他详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。
According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.
据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]解释；说明 An account of something is a theory which is intended to explain or describe it.
[usu N of n]
[FORMAL 正式]
This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour...
这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。
Science, on Weber's account, is an essentially value-free activity.
按照韦伯的说法，科学在本质上是一种价值无涉的活动。
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[VERB 动词]把…视作；认为 If you say that something is accounted a particular thing, you are reporting someone's judgment or opinion that it is that thing.
[be V-ed n]
[be V-ed adj]
[usu passive]
[FORMAL 正式]
The opening day of the battle was, nevertheless, accounted a success.
不过，开战的首日仍被认为是成功的。
...homosexuals, whose sexual behaviour is still accounted sinful by the church.
其性行为仍然被教会认为是罪孽深重的同性恋者
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See also:
accounting
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bank account
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current account
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deposit account
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joint
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Usage Note :
Do not confuse account and bill. When you have an account with a bank, you leave your money in the bank and take it out when you need it. When you have to pay for things such as electricity or a meal in a restaurant, you get a bill.
[PHRASE 短语]根据各种说法 If you say that something is true by all accounts or from all accounts, you believe it is true because other people say so.
[PHR with cl]
He is, by all accounts, a superb teacher.
他是位有口皆碑的好老师。
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[PHRASE 短语]（尽管未必大获全胜但）出色地表现（自己） If you say that someone gave a good account of themselves in a particular situation, you mean that they performed well, although they may not have been completely successful.
[V inflects]
The team fought hard and gave a good account of themselves.
这支队伍奋力拼搏，表现出色。
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[PHRASE 短语]毫不重要；无足轻重 If you say that something is of no account or of little account, you mean that it is very unimportant and is not worth considering.
[v-link PHR]
[FORMAL 正式]
These obscure groups were of little account in national politics.
这些名不见经传的团体在国内政界无足轻重。
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[PHRASE 短语]以赊账方式；以分期付款方式 If you buy or pay for something on account, you pay nothing or only part of the cost at first, and pay the rest later.
[PHR after v]
He bought two bottles of vodka on account.
他挂账买了两瓶伏特加酒。
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[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]因为；由于 You use on account of to introduce the reason or explanation for something.
The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat...
总统因嗓子不适而婉拒了亲自讲话。
A newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.
看俩人走路时挨得这么近，他觉得他们是新婚夫妇。
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[PHRASE 短语]从（某人的）角度；（尤指）设想处于（某人的）情况 Your feelings on someone's account are the feelings you have about what they have experienced or might experience, especially when you imagine yourself to be in their situation.
[usu adj/n PHR]
Mollie told me what she'd done and I was really scared on her account.
莫莉告诉我她的所作所为，我真是替她感到后怕。
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[PHRASE 短语]因为（某人的）缘故 If you tell someone not to do something on your account, you mean that they should do it only if they want to, and not because they think it will please you.
[PHR after v]
[SPOKEN 口语]
Don't leave on my account.
别因为我就走了。
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[PHRASE 短语]绝不；切勿 If you say that something should on no account be done, you are emphasizing that it should not be done under any circumstances.
[emphasis]
On no account should the mixture boil.
切勿让这种混合物沸腾。
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[PHRASE 短语]为了那个/这个缘故 You can use on that account or on this account when you want to say that something happens for the reason you have just mentioned.
[usu PHR after v]
Wine is radioactive but few people stop drinking it on that account.
酒是有放射性的，可是很少有人因此而戒酒。
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[PHRASE 短语]根据(某人)自己的说法 If you say that something concerning a particular person is true by his or her own account, you mean that you believe it because that person has said it is true.
He was by his own account an ambitious workaholic.
据他自己所言，他是个雄心勃勃的工作狂。
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[PHRASE 短语]作为个人地；为自身利益地 If you take part in a business activity on your own account, you do it for yourself, and not as a representative or employee of a company.
[PHR after v]
She had plans to set up in business on her own account.
她计划自己创业。
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[PHRASE 短语]自主自愿地；责任自负地 If you do something on your own account, you do it because you want to and without being asked, and you take responsibility for your own action.
[PHR after v]
I told him if he withdrew it was on his own account.
我告诉他，如果他退出，责任自负。
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[PHR-RECIP 相互短语]（与敌人或对手）决战，算账，了结恩怨 To settle accounts with an enemy or opponent means to bring your fight or quarrel to an end by defeating them.
[V inflects]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
...until the great day came when the Germans could finally settle accounts with the British...
直到德国人最终能和英国人清算旧账的重大日子的来临
Their sleep is regularly disturbed by the sound of gunfire as criminal gangs settle their nightly accounts.
他们经常被黑帮每晚火拼的枪声所吵醒。
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[PHRASE 短语]考虑到；把…计算在内 If you take something into account, or take account of something, you consider it when you are thinking about a situation or deciding what to do.
[V inflects]
The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account...
被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。
Urban planners in practice have to take account of many interest groups in society.
城市规划人员在实际工作中必须把社会各利益集团都考虑在内。
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[PHRASE 短语]（对所做的错事）被要求解释并遭斥责，被问责 If someone is called, held, or brought to account for something they have done wrong, they are made to explain why they did it, and are often criticized or punished for it.
[V inflects]
Ministers should be called to account for their actions.
部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。
相关词组：
account for
Oxford
ac·count★/əˈkaʊnt; NAmEəˈkaʊnt/
noun
,
verb
accountaccountsaccountedaccountingnoun★at bank 银行1★(abbr.a/c )an arrangement that sb has with a bank, etc. to keep money there, take some out, etc. 账户◆I don't have a bank account.我没有银行账户。◆to have an account at/witha bank 在银行有账户◆to open/close an account开立╱结清账户◆What's your account number please?请问您的账户号码？◆I paid the cheque into my savings account.我把支票存入我的储蓄账户。◆a joint account (= one in the name of more than one person)联合账户☞collocationsat
finance
☞see also
budget account
,
checking account
,
current account
,
deposit account
business records 商业记录2★[usually plural ]a written record of money that is owed to a business and of money that has been paid by it 账目◆to do the accounts记账◆the accounts department会计部门☞see also
expense account
,
profit and loss account
with shop/store 商店3(BrE alsoˈcredit account)(NAmE alsoˈcharge account)an arrangement with a shop/store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month 赊销账；赊欠账；赊购◆Put it on my account please.请记在我的赊购账上。◆We have accounts with most of our suppliers.我们与大多数供应商都是实行赊购制。☞synonyms at
bill
regular customer 老主顾4( business 商) a regular customer 老主顾◆The agency has lost several of its most important accounts.这家代理机构失去了几家最重要的老客户。computing 计算机技术5an arrangement that sb has with a company that allows them to use the Internet, send and receive messages by email, etc. （互联网、电子邮件等的）账户，账号◆an Internet/email account互联网╱电子邮件账户description 描述6a written or spoken description of sth that has happened 描述；叙述；报告◆She gave the police a full account of the incident.她向警方详尽地叙述了所发生的事情。☞synonyms at
report
7an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory or a process （思想、理论、过程的）解释，说明，叙述◆the Biblical account of the creation of the world《圣经》对创世的解释IDIOMSby/from all accountsaccording to what other people say 据说；根据报道◆I've never been there, but it's a lovely place, by all accounts.我从未去过那里，但据说是个美丽的地方。by your own accountaccording to what you say yourself 根据某人自己所说◆By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.据他自己说，他童年不愉快。give a good/poor acˈcount of yourself( BrE) to do sth or perform well or badly, especially in a contest （尤指比赛中）表现好╱不好，干得出色╱差劲◆The team gave a good account of themselves in the match.这个队在比赛中表现出色。of no/little acˈcount( formal) not important 不重要；无足轻重on accountif you buy sth or pay on account,you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later 挂账；（先付小部份款额的）赊账on sb's accountbecause of what you think sb wants 为了某人的缘故◆Please don't change your plans on my account.请别因为我而改变你的计划。★on account of sb/sthbecause of sb/sth 由于；因为◆She retired early on account of ill health.她体弱多病，所以提前退休。☞language bank at
because of
on no account | not on any account( used to emphasize sth 用于强调) not for any reason 决不；绝对不◆On no account should the house be left unlocked.离开住宅时千万要锁门。on your own acˈcount1for yourself 为自己◆In 2006 Smith set up in business on his own account.*2006 年史密斯开展自己的业务。 2because you want to and you have decided, not sb else 自愿地◆No one sent me, I am here on my own account.没有人派我，我自己来的。on this/that account( formal) because of the particular thing that has been mentioned 由于这个╱那个缘故◆Weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account.天气不好，但他并没有因此延期启程。put/turn sth to good acˈcount( formal) to use sth in a good or helpful way 善用；利用take account of sth | take sth into accountto consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about sth 考虑到；顾及◆The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible.这家公司总是尽量考虑到各方面的环境问题。◆Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results.除考试结果外，课程作业也要计入成绩。◆The defendant asked for a number of other offences to be taken into account.被告要求考虑一些其他罪行。☞more at
blow
n.,
call
v.,
settle
v.verb★[usually passive ]( formal) to have the opinion that sb/sth is a particular thing 认为是；视为accountsb/sth + adj. ◆In English law a person is accounted innocent until they are proved guilty.按英格兰法律，一个人未经证实有罪之前被视为无罪。accountsb/sth + noun ◆The event was accounted a success.人们认为这次活动是成功的。IDIOMthere's no accounting for ˈtaste( saying) used to say how difficult it is to understand why sb likes sb/sth that you do not like at all 人的爱憎好恶是无法解释的；人各有所好◆She thinks he's wonderful—oh well, there's no accounting for taste.她认为他了不起。嗯，算了，人各有所好嘛。PHRASAL VERBSacˈcount for sth1★to be the explanation or cause of sth 是…的说明（或原因）SYN
explain
◆The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd.天气不好可能是人来得少的原因。◆Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened).哎呀，原来是这么一回事。2★to give an explanation of sth 解释；说明SYN
explain
◆How do you account for the show's success?你认为这次演出为何成功？3★to be a particular amount or part of sth （数量上、比例上）占◆The Japanese market accounts for 35% of the company's revenue.日本市场占该公司收入的 35%。☞language bank at
proportion
acˈcount for sb/sth1to know where sb/sth is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident （尤指在事故之后）了解，查明◆All passengers have now been accounted for.现在所有乘客的情况均已查明。2( informal) to defeat or destroy sb/sth 打败；破坏；摧毁；消灭◆Our anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers.我们的高射炮击落了五架敌人的轰炸机。acˈcount for sth (to sb)to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent 报账；出示经手款项的单据◆We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips.我们出公差所用的每一分钱都得报清楚。ac·count/əˈkaʊnt; NAmEəˈkaʊnt/
1description a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or processaccount of He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened.blow-by-blow account (=a description of all the details of an event in the order that they happened) a blow-by-blow account of how England lost to Portugal Chomsky’s account of how children learn their first languageeye-witness/first-hand account (=a description of events by someone who saw them) Eye-witness accounts told of the unprovoked shooting of civilians. This gives a first-hand account of the war.2at a bank (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: My salary is paid into my bank account. I’ve opened an account with Barclay’s Bank. My husband and I have a joint account (=one that is shared between two people). →
bank account
, checking account
, current account
, deposit account
, profit and loss account
, savings account
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.GRAMMARYou say: · We will take your views into account.✗Don’t say: We will take your views in account.4on account of something because of something else, especially a problem or difficulty: She was told to wear flat shoes, on account of her back problem.5accountsa)[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.b)[uncountable] a department in a company that is responsible for keeping records of the amount of money spent and received: Eileen works in accounts.6on account if you buy goods on account, you take them away with you and pay for them later7with a shop/company 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 laterSYN credit account: Can you charge this to my account please? an unlimited-use Internet account8bill a statement that shows how much money you owe for things you have bought from a shopSYN billpay/settle your account (=pay what you owe) James left the restaurant, settling his account by credit card.9arrangement to sell goods an arrangement to sell goods and services to another company over a period of time: Our sales manager has secured several big accounts recently.10by/from all accounts according to what a lot of people say: It has, from all accounts, been a successful marriage.11on somebody’s account if you do something on someone’s account, you do it because you think they want you to: Please don’t change your plans on my account.12on your own account by yourself or for yourself: Carrie decided to do a little research on her own account.13on no account/not on any account used when saying that someone must not, for any reason, do something: On no account must you disturb me.14by somebody’s own account according to what you have said, especially when you have admitted doing something wrong: Bentley was, by his own account, over-sensitive to criticism.15on that account/on this account concerning a particular situation: There needn’t be any more worries on that account.16give a good/poor account of yourself to do something or perform very well or very badly: Kevin gave a good account of himself in today’s game.17bring/call somebody 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: The people responsible for the accident have never been brought to account.18put/turn something to good account formal to use something for a good purpose: Perhaps she could put some of her talents to good account by helping us.19of no/little account formal not important: As she grew up, her father was of no account to her.COLLOCATIONSverbsgive an account· Marshall gave the police his account of how the fight started.provide an account· Freud has provided an account of the human psyche’s stages of development.write an account· He later wrote an account of his experiences during the war.read an account· Have you read his account of the journey?ADJECTIVES/NOUN + accounta detailed account· She gave me a detailed account of what happened at the meeting.a full account· It is not possible to give a full account of what we discussed.a short account· What follows is a short account of the legal procedure.a brief account· The class were asked to write a brief account of their holidays.a clear account· I’ve tried to write a clear account of the incident.an accurate account· Both newspapers gave fairly accurate accounts of what had happened.a true account· The book is a true account of his life and death.a blow-by-blow account (=very detailed)· Rosemary gave me a blow-by-blow account of their trip.a graphic account (=very clear with a lot of details, especially unpleasant details)· He wrote a graphic account of his time in jail.a vivid account (=so clear that it seems real or like real life)· I read a vivid account of his experiences in Egypt.an eye-witness account (=an account of an event, given by the person who saw it happen)· an eye-witness account of the attacka first-hand account (=an account of a situation, given by the person who experienced it)· a first-hand account of life in the refugee campsconflicting accounts (=different accounts of the same event, that cannot both be true)· There were conflicting accounts of what actually happened.THESAURUSaccount a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process: · He provided the police with a detailed account of what he saw.description something you say or write that gives details about what something or someone is like: · The report gave a brief description of the problem.story an account of something that has happened which may not be true – used especially when people are telling each other about something: · I don’t think he was honest enough to tell us the full story.· Her parents did not believe her story.report a written or spoken account of a situation or event, giving people the information they need, especially after studying something as part of your job: · The UN will issue a report on the incident.· Initial police reports suggest she was murdered.version a particular person’s account of an event, which is different from the account that another person gives: · Her version of events has been contradicted by other witnesses.
account1 noun
account2 verb
accountaccount2 ●●○S3W3 verb
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account for phrasal verb1to form a particular amount or part of something: Afro-Americans account for 12% of the US population.2to be the reason why something happensSYN explain: Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior.3to give a satisfactory explanation of why something has happened or why you did somethingSYN explain: Can you account for your movements on that night?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: Three days after the earthquake, more than 150 people had still to be accounted for.