词组 | account |
释义 | account /əˈkaʊnt/ noun 1. a written or spoken description of a situation or of something that happenedverbsgive an account also provide an account formal He gave an account of his meeting with the prime minister. | In her book she provides a fascinating account of her travels in Africa.write an account Greene wrote an entertaining account of the affair.read an account Have you read his account of the journey?publish an account Orwell’s account of the war was published in his book ‘Homage to Catalonia’.adjectives/nouns + accounta detailed account The book contains a detailed account of the history of the island.a full account (=including everything) It is not possible to give a full account of everything that happened on that day.a short/brief account He gave a brief account of his recent visit to Budapest. | What follows is a short account of the legal procedure.a true/accurate account Do you think the article is an accurate account of what happened?a vivid account (=one that is so clear that it seems real) The movie gives a vivid account of life in India.a graphic account (=one that gives clear and shocking details) She published a graphic account of her experiences during the civil war.a first-hand account (=from someone who has experienced something) The author gives us a first-hand account of life in the refugee camps.an eye-witness account (=from someone who saw an event) The man gave an eye-witness account of the explosion.a blow-by-blow account (=one describing everything that happened in the order it happened) She gave us a blow-by-blow account of her meeting with the boss.conflicting accounts (=different accounts of the same event that cannot both be true) There are conflicting accounts of what actually happened.prepositionsan account of sth He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened.in an account He includes these details in his account of the battle.phrasesby/from all accounts (=according to what many people say) By all accounts, he is a very intelligent man.by sb’s own account (=according to what someone has said about themselves, especially when admitting doing something wrong) There was a time, by his own account, when he cheated.2. an arrangement in which a bank keeps your money for youverbshave an account Do you have a bank account?open/close an account She opened an account at her local bank. | I decided to close the account and withdraw all my money.pay money into an account Terry said he would pay the money into my account.take money out of an account/withdraw money from an account When was the last time you took money out of your account? | He withdrew £350 from his account.credit an account (=the bank pays money in) The interest on your investment will be credited to your account.debit an account (=the bank takes money out) Please authorize the bank to debit your account.adjectives/nouns + accounta bank account He had $850 in his bank account.a current account BrE a checking account AmE (=one that you can take money out of at any time) I paid the money into my current account.a savings/deposit account (=one in which you keep money for a long time) I think you should put the money in a savings account.a joint account She has a joint account with her husband.a personal account He withdrew £40 from his personal account.an account is overdrawn (=you have taken out more money than is in the account) Your account is overdrawn by $50.account + nounsan account number Write your account number on the reverse of the cheque.an account holder You have to be an account holder in order to use this service.an account balance/the balance on your account (=the amount of money in an account) Your account balance is £656.78.account details Never give your account details over the phone.prepositionsan account at/with a bank He opened an account with the Royal Bank of Scotland. |
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