简明英语-中文词典
әˋkaUnt; әˊkaunt < ac.count >
[常用字]
<<名词>>
1 a. 陈述; 记录
b. 理由, 原因
2 ((缩)) a/c, acct.
a. 银行业, 经纪人, 商业往来
设置来提供经常性服务, 交易和其他的财务处理
b. (财务往来的) 详细表列或列举
c. 帐户, 户头
d. (跟某公司有生意或信用关系的) 客户
salespeople visiting their accoutns 拜访客户的推销员
3 价值, 地位; 重要性
a landowner of some account 举足轻重的地位
4 利润, 利益
turned her writing skills to good account 善加利用她的写作技巧
<<及物动词>>
ac.count.ed, ac.count.ing, ac.counts
视为; 认为
account for
1 由於
Bad weather accounted for the long delay. 天气不好是长久延误的主因
2 交待; 辩白
The suspect couldn't account for his time that night. 嫌疑犯交待不出当晚的行踪
<<惯用语>>
call to account
1 挑战; 竞赛
2 应负┅责任
on account
信用贷款
on account of
1 因为; 由於
"We got married on account of the baby." (Anne Tyler) 我们是奉儿女之命才结婚的
2 ((主美南方)) 因为
"He got picked up by the cops on account of he was walking with his shopping bag and they said there was numbers in it." (Jimmy Breslin) 他被条子抓是因为他带著内有赌博彩券的购物袋走在街上
on no account
绝不
on (one's) own account
1 为私利
2 自立地; 独自地
He wants to work on his own account. 他要为自己而工作
take into account
考虑; 斟酌