| 释义 |
account /əˈkaʊnt/► SEE ALLof little/no accounton account of sb/sthon sb’s accounton no accountnot on any accounton your own accountput/turn sth to good accounttake sth into accounttake account of sthcall sb to account (for/over sth)settle a score/an account (with sb)settle an old scoresquare your/an account (with sb)square accounts (with sb)
●of little/no acˈcount (formal) not considered important 无关紧要；无足轻重◆His past achievements were of no account when it came to competing with the younger men.
要说跟较年轻的人竞争，他过去的成绩就不值一提了。●on account of sb/sth●on sb’s accountbecause of sb/sth 因为；由于；为了…的缘故◆Flights were delayed on account of the bad weather.
由于天气不好，航班延误了。◆I can’t go, but don’t stay in on my account.
我去不了，可是你别因为我而呆在家里。●on ˈno account●not on ˈany accountnot for any reason 绝不可以；切莫；决不◆On no account (should you) try to fix the heater yourself. All repairs should be done by a trained engineer.
切勿自行修理热水器，一切修理工作应由专业技师来完成。●on your own acˈcount1. for yourself 为自己◆In 1992 Smith set up in business on his own account.
1992 年史密斯创建了自己的公司。2. because you want to and you have decided, not sb else 自愿地；自行◆No one sent me, I am here on my own account.
没有人派我来，是我自己来的。●put/turn sth to good acˈcount (formal) make good use of money, an ability, etc. 善用（金钱、才能等）；充分利用◆He put his experience as a teacher to good account as a writer of children’s books.
他在进行童书创作的过程中充分利用了自己的从教经历。●take sth into acˈcount●take account of sthconsider sth when making a calculation or decision （估算或作决定时）考虑到，顾及◆It’s clear he didn’t take his family’s wishes into account when deciding to change jobs.
很显然，他在决定跳槽时没有考虑到家人的意愿。◆We mustn’t forget to take account of price increases when we do the budget for next year.
制订下一年预算的时候，我们一定不能忘了考虑价格上涨的因素。●call sb to acˈcount (for/over sth) (formal) make sb explain a mistake, loss, etc. 责成某人（就错误或损失等）作出解释；责问◆His manager called him to account over the missing reports.经理责成他对丢失报告的事作出解释。●settle a ˈscore/an acˈcount (with sb)●settle an old ˈscorehurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past; get revenge （同某人）算旧账，报宿怨◆I’ve got a score to settle with him after the terrible things he said about my girlfriend.他说我女朋友的坏话，我要和他算账。◆Before he left the school, he wanted to settle an old score with one of his classmates.离开学校前他要先和一位同班同学算清旧账。 OPP call it quits ●square your/an acˈcount (with sb)●square acˈcounts (with sb)1. pay sb the money you owe them （与某人）结清账◆You can square your account at the end of the week.你可以在周末结账。2. hurt sb, usually because they have done sth bad to you （向某人）报复；（找某人）算账◆I’m here to square accounts with Murphy for what he did to my sister.我到这里是替我妹妹找默菲算账来了。 |