account for的词典解释

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account for的词典解释是：（数量或比例上）占If a particular thingaccounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or produced by it。account for的例句是用作及物动词(vt.)Petrochemicals today account for one fourth of all the chemicals made, in ten years this amount is expected to double.石油化工产品现在已占所有化学制品的四分之一，十年后预计这个数目还要加倍。account for的读音是英[ə'kaʊntfɔː]；美[ə'kaʊntfɔːr]。

一、英英释义点此查看account for的详细内容

Verb:

be the reason or explanation for;
"The recession accounts for the slow retail business"
give reasons for;
"Can you account for all these absences?"

二、词典解释

1.（数量或比例上）占
If a particular thingaccounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or produced by it.

e.g. Computersaccountfor 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption.
计算机占去该国商业用电的5%。

2.导致；解释
If somethingaccounts for a particular fact or situation, it causes or explains it.

e.g. Now, the gene they discovered today doesn'taccountfor all those cases.
不过，他们现在发现的基因无法解释所有的病例。

3.为…提出理由;对…作出说明
If you canaccount for something, you can explain it or give the necessary information about it.

e.g. How do youaccountfor the company's alarmingly high staff turnover?...
你怎么解释这家公司高得令人忧虑的人员流动率？
e.g. He said only 200 of the train's 600 passengers had been accountedfor.
他说火车上的600名乘客中仅有200名乘客的信息得已查明。

4.对（行动、等）负有责任
If someone has toaccount for an action or policy, they are responsible for it, and may be required to explain it to other people or be punished if it fails.

e.g. The President and the President alone mustaccountfor his government's reforms.
总统必须为他的改革负责，而且是负全责。

5.将（钱款）列入预算
If a sum of moneyis accounted for in a budget, it has been included in that budget for a particular purpose.

account for的反义词

e.g. The really heavy redundancy costs have been accountedfor.
非常庞大的裁员开支已被列入预算。

6.杀死；消灭；打败
If youaccount for an enemy or opponent, you kill, destroy, or beat them.

e.g. In the first ten days of May our squadron accountedfor at least seven enemy aircraft...
5月的头10天里我们中队至少报销了7架敌机。
e.g. In the final they accountedfor Brentford by three goals to two.
决赛时他们以3比2击败了布伦特福德队。

三、例句

Petrochemicals today account for one fourth of all the chemicals made, in ten years this amount is expected to double.

石油化工产品现在已占所有化学制品的四分之一，十年后预计这个数目还要加倍。

Students account for 50% of our customers.

在我们的顾客中,学生占了一半。

He has been asked to account for his conduct.

他被要求解释他的行为。

He could not account for his absence from school.

他无法说明他旷课的原因。

The treasurer has to account for the money paid to him.

财务负责人必须说明交给他的钱是怎样用的。

Please account for your disgraceful conduct.