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account /əˈkaʊnt/ ► SEE ALLaccount for sb/sthaccount for sth●acˈcount for sb/sthto know where sb/sth is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident or a natural disaster （尤指事故或自然灾害发生之后）了解，查明（下落或命运）◆All the people who were working in the building have now been accounted for.
当时正在大楼里工作的人现在都有了下落。◆There are three files that I can’t account for.
有三份文件我找不到。 NOTE Often used in the passive. 常用于被动语态。[v + prep]●acˈcount for sth1. to explain how or why sth happened; to be the explanation for sth 说明；是…的原因◆How do you account for the fact that the box has disappeared?
盒子不见了，你如何解释？◆Poor hygiene may have accounted for the spread of the disease.
卫生状况差可能是这种疾病蔓延的根源。2. to be a particular part of sth; to be a particular amount 占，构成（比例或数量）◆Car crime accounted for 28% of all reported offences.
汽车犯罪占所有举报罪案的 28%。◆ Wages account for less than half of the budget.
工资开支在预算中所占比例不到一半。SYN make up sth, represent sth3. to keep a record of how the money in your care will be spent or has been spent 记录开支；报账◆Every penny of the funds is accounted for.
资金中支出的一分一厘均有据可查。4. to consider particular facts or circumstances when you are making a decision about sth, especially when you are calculating the cost of sth （尤指计算成本时）考虑到，估计到，顾及◆The cost of the film was accounted for in the calculation of the cost of the service.
服务成本中计入了胶片的费用。SYN take sth into account[v + prep]
 ●there’s no accounting for ˈtasteused to say that it is impossible to know why sb likes sb/sth that you do not like 人各有所好；人的趣味各异，无法解释；人的爱憎好恶无需理由◆ (humorous) ‘She seems to like you.’ ‘Well—there’s no accounting for taste!’
“她好像喜欢你。”“嘿，萝卜青菜，各有所爱！” |