account for sth
account for 的宾语是需要解释的原因,也可用来说明某结果是因何产生的。
The recent changes account for the company's success.
最近的这些变化解释了公司的成功。
解释;说明
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
解释;说明
To provide an explanation.
The recent changes account for the company's success.
最近的这些变化解释了公司的成功。
To provide explanation.
Used in phrasal verbs: account for, account of, account to.
account
Base
原形
accounts
3rd person
第三人称单数
accounting
-ing
现在分词
accounted
Past
过去式
accounted
Past participle
过去分词
He accounts for every expense.
他解释每一笔开支。
She is accounting for the missing items.
她正在解释丢失的物品。
They accounted for the delay.
他们对延误做出了解释。
She could not account for the missing money.
她无法解释那笔丢失的钱。
The bad weather accounts for the low attendance.
恶劣天气是出席率低的原因。
He accounted for his actions to the committee.
他向委员会解释了自己的行为。
account for 的宾语是需要解释的原因,也可用来说明某结果是因何产生的。
The recent changes account for the company's success.
最近的这些变化解释了公司的成功。
to 后接人,for 后接事项;通常用于说明某人须对其进行说明的上级。
You must account to the manager for every penny you spent.
你必须向经理交代你花的每一分钱。
Not this
She couldn't account her strange behavior.
Use this
She couldn't account for her strange behavior.
account 作动词表示“解释、说明”时是不及物动词,必须接介词 for 才能带宾语;不能像 explain 那样直接跟宾语。
Not this
The cashier must account to every cent.
Use this
The cashier must account for every cent.
表示“对某物作出解释、说明”时用固定搭配 account for;介词 to 只用于“向某人交代”,不能接事物。
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解释某事;说明某事
Can you account for the missing money?
你能解释一下那笔钱怎么不见了吗?
向某人作出解释
You'll have to account to your parents for your behavior.
你必须向父母解释你的行为。
解释……这一事实
How do you account for the fact that the project failed?
你如何解释项目失败这一事实?
为自己的行为作出解释
He was asked to account for himself.
他被要求为自己的行为作出解释。
解释;说明;占(比例)
How do you account for the sudden drop in sales?
你如何解释销售额的突然下降?
人的好恶无法解释;各有所爱
He loves that terrible movie, but there's no accounting for taste.
他喜欢那部烂片,不过各有所爱吧。
向某人交代某事;对某事负责
You will have to account to the manager for your expenses.
你必须向经理交代你的开支。
英语常用谚语,意思是人的好恶或品味常常无法解释,即“众口难调”。
She loves that terrible movie, but there's no accounting for taste.
她喜欢那部烂片,但众口难调,没法解释。
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联想 a count(数数):把数目算清楚,就能解释(account)来龙去脉。
语域:formal 常见场景:formal reports、official statements、academic writing 作为动词,account 很少单独使用,多用于 account for 等短语动词中,表示“解释、说明”。这个用法比较正式,通常出现在书面报告、官方说明或学术论述中;日常口语更常说 explain。
常用介词 for 和 to,如 account for(解释),account to(向...报告)。
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