account for

phrasal verb

account for something

to be the explanation or cause of something是…的说明（或原因） synonym explain
- The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd.天气不好可能是人来得少的原因。
- Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened).哎呀，原来是这么一回事。
- The differences in achievement between the pupils are partly accounted for by differences in age.学生之间成绩的差异部分是由年龄的差异造成的。
Topics Change, cause and effectb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- fully
- partly
- adequately
- …
to give an explanation of something解释；说明 synonym explain
- How do you account for the show's success?你认为这次演出为何成功？
- He was unable to account for the error.他无法解释这个错误。
- The increase can be fully accounted for.这种增长完全可以作出解释。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- fully
- partly
- adequately
- …
to be a particular amount or part of something（数量上、比例上）占
- The Japanese market accounts for 35 per cent of the company's revenue.日本市场占该公司收入的35%。

account for somebody/something

to know where somebody/something is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident（尤指在事故之后）了解，查明
- All passengers have now been accounted for.现在所有乘客的情况均已查明。
- Three files cannot be accounted for.三个文件无法解释。
(informal) to defeat or destroy somebody/something打败；破坏；摧毁；消灭
- Our anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers.我们的高射炮击落了五架敌人的轰炸机。

account for something (to somebody)

to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent报账；出示经手款项的单据
- We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips.我们出公差所用的每一便士都得报清楚。

词汇	account for
释义	account for phrasal verb account for something to be the explanation or cause of something是…的说明（或原因） synonym explain The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd.天气不好可能是人来得少的原因。 Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened).哎呀，原来是这么一回事。 The differences in achievement between the pupils are partly accounted for by differences in age.学生之间成绩的差异部分是由年龄的差异造成的。 Topics Change, cause and effectb2 Collocations Dictionaryadverb fully partly adequately … to give an explanation of something解释；说明 synonym explain How do you account for the show's success?你认为这次演出为何成功？ He was unable to account for the error.他无法解释这个错误。 The increase can be fully accounted for.这种增长完全可以作出解释。 Collocations Dictionaryadverb fully partly adequately … to be a particular amount or part of something（数量上、比例上）占 The Japanese market accounts for 35 per cent of the company's revenue.日本市场占该公司收入的35%。 account for somebody/something to know where somebody/something is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident（尤指在事故之后）了解，查明 All passengers have now been accounted for.现在所有乘客的情况均已查明。 Three files cannot be accounted for.三个文件无法解释。 (informal) to defeat or destroy somebody/something打败；破坏；摧毁；消灭 Our anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers.我们的高射炮击落了五架敌人的轰炸机。 account for something (to somebody) to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent报账；出示经手款项的单据 We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips.我们出公差所用的每一便士都得报清楚。
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