account

noun

银行 at bank

1. 账户
   an arrangement that sb has with a bank, etc. to keep money there, take some out, etc.
   1. I don't have a bank account.
      我没有银行账户。
   2. to have an account at/with a bank
      在银行有账户
   3. to open/close an account
      开立 / 结清账户
   4. What's your account number please?
      请问你的账户号码？
   5. I paid the cheque into my savings account.
      我把支票存入我的储蓄账户。
   6. a joint account (= one in the name of more than one person)
      联合账户

商业记录 business records

2. 账目
   a written record of money that is owed to a business and of money that has been paid by it
   1. to do the accounts
      记账
   2. the accounts department
      会计部门

商店 with shop/store

3. 赊销账；赊欠账；赊购
   an arrangement with a shop/store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month
   1. Put it on my account please.
      请记在我的赊购账上。
   2. We have accounts with most of our suppliers.
      我们与大多数供应商都是实行赊购制。

老主顾 regular customer

4. 老主顾
   a regular customer
   1. The agency has lost several of its most important accounts.
      这家代理机构失去了几家最重要的老客户。

计算机技术 computing

5. （互联网、电子邮件等的）账户，账号
   an arrangement that sb has with a company that allows them to use the Internet, send and receive messages by email, etc.
   1. an Internet/email account
      互联网 / 电子邮件账户

描述 description

6. 描述；叙述；报告
   a written or spoken description of sth that has happened
   1. She gave the police a full account of the incident.
      她向警方详尽地叙述了所发生的事情。
7. （思想、理论、过程的）解释，说明，叙述
   an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory or a process
   1. the Biblical account of the creation of the world
      《圣经》对创世的解释

verb

1. 认为是；视为
   to have the opinion that sb/sth is a particular thing
   1. In English law a person is accounted innocent until they are proved guilty.
      按英格兰法律，一个人未经证实有罪之前被视为无罪。
   2. The event was accounted a success.
      人们认为这次活动是成功的。

1. N-COUNT （银行等的）账户
   If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
   1. Some banks make it difficult to open an account...
      一些银行把开户弄得很麻烦。
   2. I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.
      我在国民威斯敏斯特银行有两个账户，一个储蓄账户和一个活期存款账户。
2. N-COUNT 固定客户，老主顾（尤指公司）
   In business, a regular customer of a company can be referred to as an account, especially when the customer is another company.
   1. Biggart Donald, the Glasgow-based marketing agency, has won two Edinburgh accounts.
      比加特·唐纳德，这家驻格拉斯哥的营销代理公司已赢得了两个爱丁堡的客户。
3. N-COUNT 账;账目
   Accounts are detailed records of all the money that a person or business receives and spends.
   1. He kept detailed accounts.
      他记明细账。
   2. ...an account book.
      账本
4. N-COUNT （书面或口头的）记述，描述，陈述，报告
   An account is a written or spoken report of something that has happened.
   1. He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night...
      他详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。
   2. According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.
      据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。
5. N-COUNT 解释;说明
   An account of something is a theory which is intended to explain or describe it.
   1. This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour...
      这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。
   2. Science, on Weber's account, is an essentially value-free activity.
      按照韦伯的说法，科学在本质上是一种价值无涉的活动。
6. VERB 把…视作;认为
   If you say that something is accounted a particular thing, you are reporting someone's judgment or opinion that it is that thing.
   1. The opening day of the battle was, nevertheless, accounted a success.
      不过，开战的首日仍被认为是成功的。
   2. ...homosexuals, whose sexual behaviour is still accounted sinful by the church.
      其性行为仍然被教会认为是罪孽深重的同性恋者
7. See also: accounting bank account current account deposit account joint

Do not confuse account and bill. When you have an account with a bank, you leave your money in the bank and take it out when you need it. When you have to pay for things such as electricity or a meal in a restaurant, you get a bill.
不要混淆 account 和 bill。account 指可存钱、取钱的银行账户。bill 指账单，如电费或餐费账单。

8. PHRASE 根据各种说法
   If you say that something is true by all accounts or from all accounts, you believe it is true because other people say so.
   1. He is, by all accounts, a superb teacher.
      他是位有口皆碑的好老师。
9. PHRASE （尽管未必大获全胜但）出色地表现（自己）
   If you say that someone gave a good account of themselves in a particular situation, you mean that they performed well, although they may not have been completely successful.
   1. The team fought hard and gave a good account of themselves.
      这支队伍奋力拼搏，表现出色。
10. PHRASE 毫不重要;无足轻重
    If you say that something is of no account or of little account, you mean that it is very unimportant and is not worth considering.
    1. These obscure groups were of little account in national politics.
       这些名不见经传的团体在国内政界无足轻重。
11. PHRASE 以赊账方式;以分期付款方式
    If you buy or pay for something on account, you pay nothing or only part of the cost at first, and pay the rest later.
    1. He bought two bottles of vodka on account.
       他挂账买了两瓶伏特加酒。
12. PREP-PHRASE 因为;由于
    You use on account of to introduce the reason or explanation for something.
    1. The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat...
       总统因嗓子不适而婉拒了亲自讲话。
    2. A newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.
       看俩人走路时挨得这么近，他觉得他们是新婚夫妇。
13. PHRASE 从（某人的）角度；（尤指）设想处于（某人的）情况
    Your feelings on someone's account are the feelings you have about what they have experienced or might experience, especially when you imagine yourself to be in their situation.
    1. Mollie told me what she'd done and I was really scared on her account.
       莫莉告诉我她的所作所为，我真是替她感到后怕。
14. PHRASE 因为（某人的）缘故
    If you tell someone not to do something on your account, you mean that they should do it only if they want to, and not because they think it will please you.
    1. Don't leave on my account.
       别因为我就走了。
15. PHRASE 绝不;切勿
    If you say that something should on no account be done, you are emphasizing that it should not be done under any circumstances.
    1. On no account should the mixture boil.
       切勿让这种混合物沸腾。
16. PHRASE 为了那个/这个缘故
    You can use on that account or on this account when you want to say that something happens for the reason you have just mentioned.
    1. Wine is radioactive but few people stop drinking it on that account.
       酒是有放射性的，可是很少有人因此而戒酒。
17. PHRASE 根据(某人)自己的说法
    If you say that something concerning a particular person is true by his or her own account, you mean that you believe it because that person has said it is true.
    1. He was by his own account an ambitious workaholic.
       据他自己所言，他是个雄心勃勃的工作狂。
18. PHRASE 作为个人地；为自身利益地
    If you take part in a business activity on your own account, you do it for yourself, and not as a representative or employee of a company.
    1. She had plans to set up in business on her own account.
       她计划自己创业。
19. PHRASE 自主自愿地;责任自负地
    If you do something on your own account, you do it because you want to and without being asked, and you take responsibility for your own action.
    1. I told him if he withdrew it was on his own account.
       我告诉他，如果他退出，责任自负。
20. PHR-RECIP （与敌人或对手）决战，算账，了结恩怨
    To settle accounts with an enemy or opponent means to bring your fight or quarrel to an end by defeating them.
    1. ...until the great day came when the Germans could finally settle accounts with the British...
       直到德国人最终能和英国人清算旧账的重大日子的来临
    2. Their sleep is regularly disturbed by the sound of gunfire as criminal gangs settle their nightly accounts.
       他们经常被黑帮每晚火拼的枪声所吵醒。
21. PHRASE 考虑到；把…计算在内
    If you take something into account, or take account of something, you consider it when you are thinking about a situation or deciding what to do.
    1. The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account...
       被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。
    2. Urban planners in practice have to take account of many interest groups in society.
       城市规划人员在实际工作中必须把社会各利益集团都考虑在内。
22. PHRASE （对所做的错事）被要求解释并遭斥责，被问责
    If someone is called, held, or brought to account for something they have done wrong, they are made to explain why they did it, and are often criticized or punished for it.
    1. Ministers should be called to account for their actions.
       部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。

1. Some banks make it difficult to open an account
   一些银行把开户弄得很麻烦。
2. I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.
   我在国民威斯敏斯特银行有两个账户，一个储蓄账户和一个活期存款账户。
3. Biggart Donald, the Glasgow-based marketing agency, has won two Edinburgh accounts.
   比加特·唐纳德，这家驻格拉斯哥的营销代理公司已赢得了两个爱丁堡的客户。
4. He kept detailed accounts.
   他记明细账。
5. He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night
   他详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。
6. According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.
   据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。
7. This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour
   这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。
8. Science, on Weber's account, is an essentially value-free activity.
   按照韦伯的说法，科学在本质上是一种价值无涉的活动。
9. The opening day of the battle was, nevertheless, accounted a success.
   不过，开战的首日仍被认为是成功的。
10. He is, by all accounts, a superb teacher.
    他是位有口皆碑的好老师。
11. The team fought hard and gave a good account of themselves.
    这支队伍奋力拼搏，表现出色。
12. These obscure groups were of little account in national politics.
    这些名不见经传的团体在国内政界无足轻重。
13. He bought two bottles of vodka on account.
    他挂账买了两瓶伏特加酒。
14. The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat
    总统因嗓子不适而婉拒了亲自讲话。
15. A newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.
    看俩人走路时挨得这么近，他觉得他们是新婚夫妇。
16. Mollie told me what she'd done and I was really scared on her account.
    莫莉告诉我她的所作所为，我真是替她感到后怕。
17. Don't leave on my account.
    别因为我就走了。
18. On no account should the mixture boil.
    切勿让这种混合物沸腾。
19. Wine is radioactive but few people stop drinking it on that account.
    酒是有放射性的，可是很少有人因此而戒酒。
20. He was by his own account an ambitious workaholic.
    据他自己所言，他是个雄心勃勃的工作狂。
21. She had plans to set up in business on her own account.
    她计划自己创业。
22. I told him if he withdrew it was on his own account.
    我告诉他，如果他退出，责任自负。
23. Their sleep is regularly disturbed by the sound of gunfire as criminal gangs settle their nightly accounts.
    他们经常被黑帮每晚火拼的枪声所吵醒。
24. The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account
    被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。
25. Urban planners in practice have to take account of many interest groups in society.
    城市规划人员在实际工作中必须把社会各利益集团都考虑在内。
26. Ministers should be called to account for their actions.
    部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。
27. All transactions have been charged to your account.
    所有交易都记在你的账户上了。
28. He figured up the balance in their checking account.
    他算出了他们活期存款账户上的余额总和。
29. On this account we should be more cautious on this voyage.
    以此，我们应该在这次航行中格外小心谨慎。
30. This account has remained unsettled for a long time.
    这笔账悬了好久了。

  budget account fund money【导航词义：钱】

  budget n. 预算

〔辨析〕主要指未来一段时期内的收入和支出计划。

  account n. 账单

〔辨析〕指商店、餐馆等开出的单据，表明某人应支付的消费金额。

  fund n. 基金；专款

〔辨析〕指用于特殊目的而积攒或筹集起来的资金。

  money n. 钱

〔辨析〕最普通用词，指广义上的钱，可以是硬币、纸币、支票等。

account for sth

1. 是…的说明（或原因）
   to be the explanation or cause of sth
2. 解释；说明
   to give an explanation of sth
   1. I don't have a bank account.
      我没有银行账户。
   2. to have an account at/with a bank
      在银行有账户
   3. to open/close an account
      开立 / 结清账户
   4. What's your account number please?
      请问你的账户号码？
   5. I paid the cheque into my savings account.
      我把支票存入我的储蓄账户。
   6. a joint account (= one in the name of more than one person)
      联合账户
3. （数量上、比例上）占
   to be a particular amount or part of sth

account for sb/sth

1. （尤指在事故之后）了解，查明
   to know where sb/sth is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident
2. 打败；破坏；摧毁；消灭
   to defeat or destroy sb/sth
   1. Put it on my account please.
      请记在我的赊购账上。
   2. We have accounts with most of our suppliers.
      我们与大多数供应商都是实行赊购制。

account for sth (to sb)

1. 报账；出示经手款项的单据
   to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent
   1. The agency has lost several of its most important accounts.
      这家代理机构失去了几家最重要的老客户。

n.

by/from all accounts

• 据说；根据报道
  according to what other people say
  1. I've never been there, but it's a lovely place, by all accounts.
     我从未去过那里，但据说是个美丽的地方。

by your own account

• 根据某人自己所说
  according to what you say yourself
  1. By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.
     据他自己说，他有一个不幸的童年。

give a good/poor account of yourself

• （尤指比赛中）表现好 / 不好，干得出色 / 差劲
  to do sth or perform well or badly, especially in a contest
  1. The team gave a good account of themselves in the match.
     这支队在比赛中表现出色。

of no/little account

• 不重要；无足轻重
  not important

on account

• 挂账；（先付小部分款额的）赊账
  if you buy sth or pay on account , you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later

on sb's account

• 为了某人的缘故
  because of what you think sb wants
  1. Please don't change your plans on my account.
     请别因为我而改变你的计划。

on account of sb/sth

• 由于；因为
  because of sb/sth
  1. She retired early on account of ill health.
     她体弱多病，所以提前退休。

on no account

not on any account

• 决不；绝对不
  not for any reason
  1. On no account should the house be left unlocked.
     离开住宅时千万要锁门。

on your own account

• 为自己
  for yourself
  1. In 1992 Smith set up in business on his own account.
     1992年史密斯自己开始经商。
• 自愿地
  because you want to and you have decided, not sb else
  1. No one sent me, I am here on my own account.
     没有人派我，我自己来的。

on this/that account

• 由于这个 / 那个缘故
  because of the particular thing that has been mentioned
  1. Weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account.
     天气不好，但他并没有因此延期起程。

put/turn sth to good account

• 善用；利用
  to use sth in a good or helpful way

take account of sth

take sth into account

• 考虑到；顾及
  to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about sth
  1. The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible.
     只要有可能，这家公司总是尽量考虑到环境问题。
  2. Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results.
     除考试结果外，课程作业也要计入成绩。
  3. The defendant asked for a number of other offences to be taken into account.
     被告要求考虑其他一些罪行。

a blow-by-blow account, description, etc. (of sth)

• 原原本本的描述等
  a description of an event which gives you all the details in the order in which they happen

call sb to account (for/over sth)

• 责成…作出解释；责问
  to make sb explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it

settle a score/an account (with sb)

settle an old score

• （和某人）算账，清算旧账；报复（某人）
  to hurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past
  1. ‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’
     “谁做得出这样的事呢？”“也许是结有宿怨的人吧。”

v.

there's no accounting for taste

• 人的爱憎好恶是无法解释的；人各有所好
  used to say how difficult it is to understand why sb likes sb/sth that you do not like at all
  1. She thinks he's wonderful─oh well, there's no accounting for taste.
     她认为他了不起——嗯，算了，人各有所好嘛。

noun

1. the quality of taking advantage
   1. she turned her writing skills to good account

2. importance or value
   1. a person of considerable account
   2. he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance

3. a record or narrative description of past events
   1. a history of France
   2. he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
   3. the story of exposure to lead

   Synonym:    historychroniclestory

4. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
   1. he paid his bill and left
   2. send me an account of what I owe

   Synonym:    billinvoice

5. a short account of the news
   1. the report of his speech
   2. the story was on the 11 o'clock news
   3. the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious

   Synonym:    reportnews reportstorywrite up

6. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
   1. the explanation was very simple
   2. I expected a brief account

   Synonym:    explanation

7. the act of informing by verbal report
   1. he heard reports that they were causing trouble
   2. by all accounts they were a happy couple

   Synonym:    report

8. grounds
   1. don't do it on my account
   2. the paper was rejected on account of its length
   3. he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful

   Synonym:    score

9. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
   1. they send me an accounting every month

   Synonym:    accountingaccount statement

10. a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
    1. he asked to see the executive who handled his account

    Synonym:    business relationship

verb

1. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
   1. I can't account for the missing money

   Synonym:    answer for

2. to give an account or representation of in words
   1. Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental

   Synonym:    reportdescribe

3. keep an account of

   Synonym:    calculate

4. be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
   1. Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam