account

美 [əˈkaʊnt]英 [əˈkaʊnt]
  • n.账户;账户,账号;解释,说明,叙述;账目;描述;赊购;老主顾;赊销账;赊欠账
  • vt.认为是;视为

复数: accounts 过去式: accounted 现在分词: accounting 过去分词: accounted 第三人称单数: accounts

ac- 朝,向,去 + count 计算

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accountaccount

noun

银行 at bank

1

账户
an arrangement that sb has with a bank, etc. to keep money there, take some out, etc.

I don't have a bank account.

我没有银行账户。

to have an account at/with a bank

在银行有账户

to open/close an account

开立 / 结清账户

What's your account number please?

请问你的账户号码?

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

商业记录 business records

2

账目
a written record of money that is owed to a business and of money that has been paid by it

to do the accounts

记账

the accounts department

会计部门

商店 with shop/store

3

赊销账;赊欠账;赊购
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

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。

老主顾 regular customer

4

老主顾
a regular customer

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。

计算机技术 computing

5

(互联网、电子邮件等的)账户,账号
an arrangement that sb has with a company that allows them to use the Internet, send and receive messages by email, etc.

an Internet/email account

互联网 / 电子邮件账户

描述 description

6

描述;叙述;报告
a written or spoken description of sth that has happened

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。

7

(思想、理论、过程的)解释,说明,叙述
an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory or a process

the Biblical account of the creation of the world

《圣经》对创世的解释

习语

according to what other people say

我从未去过那里,但据说是个美丽的地方。
I've never been there, but it's a lovely place, by all accounts.

according to what you say yourself

据他自己说,他有一个不幸的童年。
By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.

to do sth or perform well or badly, especially in a contest

这支队在比赛中表现出色。
The team gave a good account of themselves in the match.

not important

if you buy sth or pay on account , you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later

because of what you think sb wants

请别因为我而改变你的计划。
Please don't change your plans on my account.

because of sb/sth

她体弱多病,所以提前退休。
She retired early on account of ill health.

not for any reason

离开住宅时千万要锁门。
On no account should the house be left unlocked.

because of the particular thing that has been mentioned

天气不好,但他并没有因此延期起程。
Weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account.

to use sth in a good or helpful way

to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about sth

只要有可能,这家公司总是尽量考虑到环境问题。
The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible.

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.

被告要求考虑其他一些罪行。

a description of an event which gives you all the details in the order in which they happen

to make sb explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it

to hurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past

“谁做得出这样的事呢?”“也许是结有宿怨的人吧。”
‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’

verb

usually passive认为是;视为
to have the opinion that sb/sth is a particular thing

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。

The event was accounted a success.

人们认为这次活动是成功的。

习语
短语动词

These are all words for a written or spoken account of events.以上各词均指对所发生事情的记述、讲述。

a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast尤指刊登或广播的报道:

Are these newspaper reports true?

报纸上这些报道属实吗?

a piece of writing or speech that says what sb/sth is like指描写(文字)、形容、说明:

The catalogue gives a full description of each product.

该目录对每一种产品都作了详尽的说明。

an account, often spoken, of what happened to sb or of how sth happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast常指对所发生事情的口头叙述、描述、(新闻)报道:

It was many years before the full story was made public.

许多年之后,事情的全貌才公之于众。

the front-page story

头版报道

a written or spoken description of sth that has happened指对所发生事情的书面或口头描述、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。

A report is always of recent events, especially news. An account may be of recent or past events.

a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people指特定的人或群体对某事的描述、说法:

She gave us her version of what had happened that day.

她从她的角度向我们描述了那天发生的事情。

account

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (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。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 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.

    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。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 账;账目
    Accounts are detailed records of all the money that a person or business receives and spends.

    He kept detailed accounts.

    他记明细账。

  • 4
    N-COUNT (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.

    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。

  • 5
    N-COUNT 解释;说明
    An account of something is a theory which is intended to explain or describe it.

    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。

  • 6
    VERB 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.

    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。

  • 7
    See also:accounting;bank account;current account;deposit account;joint

  • 8
    不要混淆 account 和 bill。account 指可存钱、取钱的银行账户。bill 指账单,如电费或餐费账单。
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  • 9
    PHRASE 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.

    He is, by all accounts, a superb teacher.

    他是位有口皆碑的好老师。

  • 10
    PHRASE (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.

    The team fought hard and gave a good account of themselves.

    这支队伍奋力拼搏,表现出色。

  • 11
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 12
    PHRASE 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.

    He bought two bottles of vodka on account.

    他挂账买了两瓶伏特加酒。

  • 13
    PREP-PHRASE 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。

  • 14
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 15
    PHRASE 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.

    Don't leave on my account.

    别因为我就走了。

  • 16
    PHRASE 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.

    On no account should the mixture boil.

    切勿让这种混合物沸腾。

  • 17
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 18
    PHRASE 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。

  • 19
    PHRASE 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.

    She had plans to set up in business on her own account.

    她计划自己创业。

  • 20
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 21
    PHR-RECIP (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.

    ...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

  • 22
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 23
    PHRASE (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.

    Ministers should be called to account for their actions.

    部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。

noun

1
the quality of taking advantage
she turned her writing skills to good account
2
importance or value
a person of considerable account
he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance
3
a record or narrative description of past events
a history of France
he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
the story of exposure to lead
Synonym: history chronicle story
4
an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
he paid his bill and left
send me an account of what I owe
Synonym: bill invoice
5
a short account of the news
the report of his speech
the story was on the 11 o'clock news
the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious
Synonym: report news report story write up
6
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
the explanation was very simple
I expected a brief account
Synonym: explanation
7
the act of informing by verbal report
he heard reports that they were causing trouble
by all accounts they were a happy couple
Synonym: report
8
grounds
don't do it on my account
the paper was rejected on account of its length
he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful
Synonym: score
9
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
they send me an accounting every month
Synonym: accounting account statement
10
a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
he asked to see the executive who handled his account
Synonym: business relationship

verb

1
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
I can't account for the missing money
Synonym: answer for
2
to give an account or representation of in words
Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
Synonym: report describe
3
keep an account of
Synonym: calculate
4
be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam

数据来源:WordNet

  1. I 'd like to pay some money into my account .

    我想在我的账户里存一些钱。

  2. How can I transfer money from my bank account to his ?

    怎么才能把我账户上的钱转到他的账户上呢?

  3. People often give very different accounts of the same event .

    人们常常对同一件事的叙述大为不同。

  4. 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。

  5. Good financial accounts are vital to the success of any enterprise .

    妥善的财务账目对任何公司的成功都是极其重要的。

  6. You need just one pound to open a bank account with us .

    你只需一英镑就可在我行开立一个账户。

  7. The team gave a good account of themselves in the match .

    这支队在比赛中表现出色。

  8. You 'll be paid by direct credit into your bank account .

    给你的付款将直接贷记你方银行账户。

  9. Personal characteristics , such as age and sex are taken into account .

    个人的特征,如年龄和性别等,都要考虑进去。

  10. I want to keep my Swiss bank account open .

    我想保留我的瑞士银行账户。

  11. What is your account number , please ?

    请问你的账号是多少?

  12. 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。

  13. This account gives you instant access to your money .

    这个账户让你随时调动款项。

  14. Most large companies now use computers for accounting and housekeeping operations .

    多数大公司现在用计算机进行会计运算和内务操作。

  15. I don 't have a bank account .

    我没有银行账户。

  16. The children gave a confused account of what had happened .

    孩子们把发生的事叙述得颠三倒四。

  17. I opened a savings account at my local bank .

    我在本地银行开了一个储蓄账户。

  18. She works with us in Accounts , for her sins !

    她跟我们一样也在账务室做事,活该如此!

  19. Put it on my account please .

    请记在我的赊购账上。

  20. You can withdraw money from the account at any time without penalty .

    您可以随时从账户中提款,不收罚金。

  21. What 's your account number please ?

    请问你的账户号码?

  22. He 's made a real dog 's breakfast of these accounts .

    他把这些账目简直搞得一塌糊涂。

  23. Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account ?

    在这家银行开立账户要收费吗?

  24. Your account of the accident does not agree with hers .

    你对事故的叙述与她的叙述不一致。

  25. Keeping the accounts is part and parcel of my job .

    记账是我的主要工作。

  26. Can I draw $ 80 out of my account ?

    我可以从我的账户上提取80元钱吗?

  27. This is , of necessity , a brief and incomplete account .

    这必然是一份简略的、不完全的描述。

  28. He worked his way up from messenger boy to account executive .

    他从送信员一步一步晋升为客户经理。

  29. He gave us a very sketchy account of his visit .

    他跟我们非常粗略地讲了他参观的情况。

  30. She salted away the profits in foreign bank accounts .

    她把利润偷偷存在外国银行的账户上。

前缀
e-朝,向,去

accept v. 接受

ac- 朝,向,去 + cept- 抓住

accident n. (交通)事故

ac- 朝,向,去 + cid- 落下,降临 + -ent 名词后缀

accurate adj. 精确的

ac- 朝,向,去 + cur- 跑,流动 + -ate 具有...的

achieve v. 实现

ac- 朝,向,去 + chiev 头 + -e

accelerate v. 加快

ac- 朝,向,去 + celer- 快,速 + -ate 做,造成

accent n. 口音

ac- 朝,向,去 + cent- 唱

access n. 通道

ac- 朝,向,去 + cess 行走,撤退

accumulate v. 积累

ac- 朝,向,去 + cumulate v.积聚

accuracy n. 精确(程度)

ac- 朝,向,去 + cur- 跑,流动 + -acy 性质,状态

acknowledge vt. 承认(权威、地位)

ac- 朝,向,去 + knowledge n.知识

accommodate v. 容纳

ac- 朝,向,去 + com- 共同,一起 + mod 方法,模式 + -ate 做, 造成

accompany vt. 陪同

ac- 朝,向,去 + company n.公司

accomplish vt. 完成

ac- 朝,向,去 + com- 共同,一起 + pli- 满 + -ish 造成

accord v. 一致

ac- 朝,向,去 + cord 心脏

accuse vt. 指责

ac- 朝,向,去 + cus 原因 + -e

accustom v. 习惯于

ac- 朝,向,去 + custom 习惯,惯例

acquire vt. (通过努力、能力、行为表现)获得

ac- 朝,向,去 + quir- 寻求,询问 + -e

acquisition n. (知识、技能等的)获得,得到

ac- 朝,向,去 + quis 寻求,问 + -ition 行为,过程,状态

acquaint vt. 使熟悉

ac- 朝,向,去 + quaint 知道,告知

acclaim vt. 宣称

ac- 朝,向,去 + claim 叫喊,大叫

后缀
e-计算

discount n. 折扣

dis- 分开,分离 + count 计算

budget account fund money 【导航词义:钱】
budget v. 预算
〔辨析〕

主要指未来一段时期内的收入和支出计划。

〔例证〕

a business/family/government budget

商业/家庭/政府预算

The book was produced on a very small budget.

这本书的出版费用预算很低。

account v. 账单
〔辨析〕

指商店、餐馆等开出的单据,表明某人应支付的消费金额。

〔例证〕

pay your account

付账

He left the hotel, settling his account by credit card.

他用信用卡结账后离开了酒店。

fund v. 基金;专款
〔辨析〕

指用于特殊目的而积攒或筹集起来的资金。

〔例证〕

a pension/restoration fund

养老/维修基金

money v.
〔辨析〕

最普通用词,指广义上的钱,可以是硬币、纸币、支票等。

〔例证〕

save/make money

存/挣钱

He was left a large sum of money.

有人留了一大笔钱给他。

  • 词语搭配
  • 短语动词
  • 习语

account与以下词性连用

n.

account balance

账户结余

bank account

银行账户

savings account

储蓄账户

v.

access your account

进入账户

give a detailed account

提供详尽的描述

take something into account

把…考虑在内

adj.

blow-by-blow account

极为详细的描述

(数量或比例上)占

导致,解释(某种事实或情况)

解释,说明(某事)

(某人)对(行动、政策等)负有责任

将(钱款)列入(预算)

以下资源来自牛津词典

account for sth


account for sb/sth


account for sth (to sb)

报账;出示经手款项的单据
to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent

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。

n.

by/from all accounts

据说;根据报道
according to what other people say

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 account

根据某人自己所说
according to what you say yourself

By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.

据他自己说,他有一个不幸的童年。

give a good/poor account of yourself

(尤指比赛中)表现好 / 不好,干得出色 / 差劲
to do sth or perform well or badly, especially in a contest

The team gave a good account of themselves in the match.

这支队在比赛中表现出色。

of no/little account

不重要;无足轻重
not important

on account

挂账;(先付小部分款额的)赊账
if you buy sth or pay on account , you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later

on sb's account

为了某人的缘故
because of what you think sb wants

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/sth

由于;因为
because of sb/sth

She retired early on account of ill health.

她体弱多病,所以提前退休。

not on any account

决不;绝对不
not for any reason

On no account should the house be left unlocked.

离开住宅时千万要锁门。

on your own account

1

为自己
for yourself

In 1992 Smith set up in business on his own account.

1992年史密斯自己开始经商。

2

自愿地
because you want to and you have decided, not sb else

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

由于这个 / 那个缘故
because of the particular thing that has been mentioned

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起程。

put/turn sth to good account

善用;利用
to use sth in a good or helpful way

take sth into account

考虑到;顾及
to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about sth

The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible.

只要有可能,这家公司总是尽量考虑到环境问题。

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.

被告要求考虑其他一些罪行。

a blow-by-blow account, description, etc. (of sth)

原原本本的描述等
a description of an event which gives you all the details in the order in which they happen

call sb to account (for/over sth)

责成…作出解释;责问
to make sb explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it

settle a score/an account (with sb) settle an old score

(和某人)算账,清算旧账;报复(某人)
to hurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past

‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’

“谁做得出这样的事呢?”“也许是结有宿怨的人吧。”

v.

there's no accounting for taste

人的爱憎好恶是无法解释的;人各有所好
used to say how difficult it is to understand why sb likes sb/sth that you do not like at all

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。