| 短语 | account for |
| 释义 | account for 1. give a satisfactory record of (something, typically money, that one is responsible for) （尤指对自己掌管的钱财）作出满意说明。 ■ provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation or reason for 解释; 说明： he was brought before the Board to account for his behaviour. 他被带到董事会上为他的行为作出解释。 ■ （一般作be accounted for）know the fate or whereabouts of (someone or something), especially after an accident （尤指事故发生后）查明…的命运（或下落）： everyone was accounted for after the floods. 洪水之后所有人的下落都弄清楚了。 ■ succeed in killing, destroying, or defeating 杀死, 消灭; 击败： a mishit drive accounted for Jones, who had scored 32. 一个击球失误使得32分的琼斯落败。 2. supply or make up (a specified amount or proportion) 提供; 构成（数量, 比例）： social security accounts for about a third of total public spending. 社会保险占公共开支总数的1/3. account for1. explain; give a reason for 解释；说明…的原因 * How do you account for the accident? 你如何解释这次事故的原因？ * We asked him to account for his conduct. 我们要他对自己的行为加以解释。2. give a statement to show how money or goods have been dealt with 说明（钱等的）用途 * You have to account for losing such a large sum of money. 丢了这么一大笔钱，你务必解释清楚。 * We must account for every cent we spent. 我们花掉的每一分钱，都要有个交代。3. be responsible for 负责 * The librarian has to account for each book in his charge. 图书管理员应对所管的每一本书负责。 * You will have to account for the misprints in the article. 你必须对文章中的印刷错误负责。 * It will take him 20 years in prison to account for such a terrible crime. 他犯有严重罪行，将在监狱中监禁20年。4. occupy; amount to（数量）占；共计达 * In that country, the production of raw materials accounts for a considerable proportion of the national economy. 在那个国家，原材料生产在国民经济中占相当大的比重。 * League members account for the majority of the students in the class. 团员占这个班学生的大多数。account for1. 解释;说明(原因)：Ill health often accounts for bad temper，so patients become angry more easily.健康不佳时常造成坏脾气，所以有病的人容易发怒。2.报账;说明所花钱之用途：Staff members should account for the money they have spent on business trips within three days after return. 职工出差回来后，3日内报销出差费。3.(在游猎中)杀死;捕获到(野兽)：The hunters accounted for a lot of big game during their hunting trip in African forests. 在非洲森林狩猎期间，猎人们捕获了许多大猎物。 |
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