Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #498
Fully loadedaccount
解释;说明
核心释义
To provide an explanation.
- 1.
To provide explanation.
- 2.
Used in phrasal verbs: account for, account of, account to.
用于短语动词:account for、account of、account to;报帐;解释;导致;报偿
用法In use
She could not account for the missing money.
用法提示:account for 在这里表示 '解释',是动词短语。
The bad weather accounts for the low attendance.
用法提示:account for 在这里表示 '是...的原因',描述因果关系。
He accounted for his actions to the committee.
用法提示:accounted for 是过去式,表示 '作出解释'。
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。
account to sb for sth
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- account for something
- 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?
- account to somebody
- 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。
- account for the fact that
- 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?
- account for oneself
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 a count(数数):把数目算清楚,就能解释(account)来龙去脉。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用介词 for 和 to,如 account for(解释),account to(向...报告)。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in the stressed sound /aʊnt/ and rhyme with the second syllable of 'account' (/əˈkaʊnt/). Beware lookalikes: 'accountant' (/əˈkaʊntənt/) and 'acquaint' (/əˈkweɪnt/) look similar but have different vowel or ending sounds.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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