Word · Frequency #498
Fully loadedaccounting
解释；说明
accounting is the present participle of account.
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
In use
She could not account for the missing money.
The bad weather accounts for the low attendance.
He accounted for his actions to the committee.
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.
你必须向经理交代你花的每一分钱。
Verb forms
base account · third person accounts · -ing accounting · past accounted · past participle accounted
Common mistakes
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- account for
- 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？
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 a count（数数）：把数目算清楚，就能解释（account）来龙去脉。
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。
Grammar Note
常用介词 for 和 to，如 account for（解释），account to（向...报告）。
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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