释义
account noun (BANK )
B1 [C ]
(also bank account ) anarrangementwith abanktokeepyourmoneythere and toallowyou to take it out when you need to:
账户，户头 close an account Iwithdrewmymoneyandaskedthebanktoclosemy account.
open an account I'veopenedan account with abuildingsociety. 我在房屋互助协会开了个账户。
Ipaidthemoneyinto my account thismorning. 今天上午我把钱存入了我的账户。
UK Shepaidthechequeinto her account. 她把支票存入了账户。
US Shedepositedthecheckin/into her account.
I need towithdrawsomemoneyfrom my account.
an account
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I wasrelievedtoseefrom mystatementthat my account was incredit. Iclosedthatbankaccount when I came to London. The account was indebitat the end of themonth. Toopenan account, you need to make aminimumdepositof $500. Alisondrewsomemoneyout of her account topayforourtrip. Banks
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account noun (REPORT )
B2 [C ] a written orspokendescriptionorrecordof anevent:
give an account of She gave athrillingaccount of herlifein thejungle. 她把自己在丛林中生活的经历描述得惊险刺激。
keep an account of Hekeptadetailedaccount of the suspect'smovements. 他详细记录了犯罪嫌疑人的一举一动。
Severaleyewitnesses' accountsdifferedconsiderablyfrom theofficialversionofevents. 几个目击者对于事件的叙述和官方的说法有很大出入。
by/from all accounts
C1 as said by mostpeople:
根据各方面所说；据说；大家都说 By all accounts,SanFrancisco is acitythat'seasytofallinlovewith. 人人都说旧金山是个很容易令人倾心的城市。
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byyour own account
If something istruebyyourown account, what you say istruealthoughyou have notprovedit:
据…自己所说 By his own account, he'squitewealthy. 他自称很富有。
See more She gave aclear,factualaccount of theattack. Thebookis aworkoffictionand notintendedas ahistoricalaccount. Theforegoingaccount was written 50yearsafter theincident. She gave ahair-raisingaccount of herescapethrough thedesert. She gave aclearandlucidaccount of herplansfor the company'sfuture. Defining & explaining
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account noun (REASON )
on account ofsomething formal
B2 because of something:
由于，因为 He doesn'tdrinkalcoholon account of hispoorhealth. 出于健康原因，他不喝酒。
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account noun (BUSINESS )
[C ] anagreementwith ashoporbusinessthatallowsyou tobuythings andpayfor themlater:
赊销账；赊欠账；赊购 Could you put it on/chargeit to my account(= can Ipayfor itlater) ,please? 把这笔钱记在我的（赊购）账上好吗？
Do you have an account at thisstore/with us,madam? 女士，你在我们商店有赊购账户吗？
settle an account Could youpleasesettleyouraccount infull(= give us all themoneyyouoweus) ?
[C ] acustomerwho doesbusinesswith acompany:
客户；主顾 If theadvertisingagencylosesthis account, it will make abigdentintheirprofits. 如果该广告公司丢掉了这个客户，他们的利润就会锐减。
Saving money
bank deposit deposit account depositor direct deposit ISA on deposit idiom pension plan put putsomething aside putsomething by redeposit retirement plan salt saltsomething away squirrel squirrelsomething away TESSA undersaver war chest See more results »
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Banks
Renting & hiring
Accounting
account noun (INTERNET )
[C ] anarrangementto use asocialmedia websiteorinternetserviceby aparticularpersonwho givestheirnameand somepersonaldetails:
Idecidedtodeletemy account.
Shethoughtthat her Instagram account had beenhacked.
Do you have a Spotify account? Enteryouremailaddressand apasswordtoregisteryouraccount. He has aTwitteraccount under thename"WiseGuy1000". Internet terminology
above/below the fold idiom address bar affiliate link affiliate marketing all-you-can-eat domain name internet internet café internet-enabled interweb IP keyboard warrior podcast refresh shopping basket unlike upvote user experience utility computing UX See more results »
account noun (IMPORTANCE )
be of no/little account formal
to not beimportant:
不重要；无足轻重 It's of no account to me whether he comes or not. 他来不来对我来说都无关紧要。
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Idioms be brought/called to account
hold sb to account
onsomeone's account
on no account
takesomething into account
turn/usesomething to good account
account verb [T + obj + noun/adj ] (JUDGE )
tothinkof someone or something in thestatedway:
认为是；视为 She was accounted ageniusby all whoknewherwork. 所有知道她作品的人都认为她是个天才。
Analysing and evaluating
adjudication analysable analyse analyser dive enquiry gauge go over go through have the measure ofsomeone/something idiom inspect inspection probe reinterpret reinterpretation reinvestigate reinvestigation research scratch the acid test See more results »
Idiom there's no accounting for taste
Phrasal verbs account (tosomeone ) forsomething
account forsomething
(Definition ofaccount from theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
account noun (BANK )
B1 [C ]
(also bank account ) anarrangementwith abanktokeepyourmoneythere and toallowyou to take it out when you need to
账户，户头 I'veopened an accountwith abuildingsociety. 我在房屋互助协会开了个账户。
Ipaidthemoneyinto my account thismorning. 今天上午我把钱存入了我的账户。
UK Shepaidthechequeinto her account. 她把支票存入了账户。
US Shedepositedthecheckin her account. 她把支票存入了账户。
I need todraw somemoneyout of my account. 我得从我的账户上取出一些钱来。
I wasrelievedtoseefrom mystatementthat my account was incredit. Iclosedthatbankaccount when I came to London. The account was indebitat the end of themonth. Toopenan account, you need to make aminimumdepositof $500. Alisondrewsomemoneyout of her account topayforourtrip.
account noun (REPORT )
B2 [C ] a written orspokendescriptionof anevent
报道；报告；记述；描述 Shegave athrillingaccountof herlifein thejungle. 她把自己在丛林中生活的经历描述得惊险刺激。
Hekept adetailedaccountof the suspect'smovements. 他详细记录了犯罪嫌疑人的一举一动。
Severaleyewitnesses' accountsdifferedconsiderably from theofficialversionofevents. 几个目击者对于事件的叙述和官方的说法有很大出入。
by/from all accounts
根据各方面所说；据说；大家都说 By all accounts,SanFrancisco is acitythat'seasytofallinlovewith. 人人都说旧金山是个很容易令人倾心的城市。
byyour own account
If something istruebyyourown account, what you say istruealthoughyou have notprovedit.
据…自己所说 By his own account, he'squitewealthy. 他自称很富有。
She gave aclear,factualaccount of theattack. Thebookis aworkoffictionand notintendedas ahistoricalaccount. Theforegoingaccount was written 50yearsafter theincident. She gave ahair-raisingaccount of herescapethrough thedesert. She gave aclearandlucidaccount of herplansfor the company'sfuture.
account noun (REASON )
on account ofsth formal
由于，因为 He doesn'tdrinkalcoholon account of hispoorhealth. 出于健康原因，他不喝酒。
Dinner wassomewhatdelayedon account of David'srathertardyarrival. There are threefactorsto take into account:firstlycost,secondlytime, andthirdlystaff. Please don't go to anybotheron my account. Both his first and secondwifedivorcedhim on account of hiswomanizing. Thejurymust take into account anymitigatingcircumstancespresentedby thedefense, such aspreviousgoodcharacter.
account noun (BUSINESS )
[C ] anagreementwith ashoporbusinessthatallowsyou tobuythings andpayfor themlater
赊销账；赊欠账；赊购 Could youput iton /charge itto my account(= can Ipayfor itlater) ,please? 把这笔钱记在我的（赊购）账上好吗？
Do you have an accountat thisstore/with us,madam? 女士，你在我们商店有赊购账户吗？
Could youpleasepay/settle youraccount infull(= give us all themoneyyouoweus) ? 您可以把赊的账全结清吗？
[C ] acustomerwho doesbusinesswith acompany
客户；主顾 If theadvertisingagencylosesthis account, it will make abigdentintheirprofits. 如果该广告公司丢掉了这个客户，他们的利润就会锐减。
account noun (IMPORTANCE )
be of no/little account formal
不重要；无足轻重 It's of no account to me whether he comes or not. 他来不来对我来说都无关紧要。
Hisopinionis of little account to me. 对我来说，他的意见无足轻重。
Idioms be brought/called to account
onsb's account
on no account
takesth into account
turn/usesth to good account
account verb [T + obj + noun/adj ] (JUDGE )
tothinkof someone or something in thestatedway
认为是；视为 She was accounted ageniusby all whoknewherwork. 所有知道她作品的人都认为她是个天才。
Idiom there's no accounting for taste
Phrasal verbs account (tosb ) forsth
account forsth
account | American Dictionary
account noun [C] (FINANCIAL SERVICE )
moneykeptin abankor otherorganizationthat you canaddto or take back
An account is also anarrangementwith astoreor acompanythatallowsyou tobuythings andpayfor themlater:
account noun [C] (REPORT )
a written orspokendescriptionof anevent
Idioms onsomeone’s account
on account ofsomething
(Definition ofaccount from theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
account | Business English
BANKING
(also bank account ) ;(written abbreviation a/c ) ;(also acct. ) anarrangementwith abankin which thecustomerputs in andtakesoutmoneyand thebankkeepsarecordof it:
close/open an account When shestartsschoolwe'reopeningan account in hernameand we'll putmoneyinto it eachyear.
deposit/pay money into an account Anna coulddeposithersavingsinto an accountofferingmoreinterest.
an account with sth Sheappliedfor thecardsoonafteropeningan account with thebank.
joint/separate account It'sbetterto haveseparateaccounts andfeedmoneyinto ajointaccount forsharedbills.
achecking/cheque/currentaccount
business/personal account EachmonthItransfermoneyfrom mybusinessaccount to mypersonalaccount.
adeposit/savingsaccount
FINANCE
(alsoUK credit account ) ;(alsoUS charge account ) anagreementwith astoreorcompanythatallowsyou tobuythings andpayfor themlater:
open an account with sth If youopenan account with thestoreyousave10%.
charge sth to an account Jenny got thebilland said she'dchargeit to thecompanyaccount.
ACCOUNTING arecordofmoneyreceived,spent, orowed:
Anaccount of travelexpensesincurredby anemployeemust besubmittedforreimbursementtogether withreceipts.
MARKETING acustomerwho doesbusinessregularlywith acompany:
lose/win an account Thecompanyhaswonabatchofhigh-profileadvertisingaccounts
IT anagreementwith acompanythatallowsyou to use theinternetandemail, and gives youspaceon theinternetto putyourdocuments:
Somepeoplehave aspecificserviceinmind, whether it's an account withfreeWebspaceor theabilitytodevelopanelectroniccommercesiteonline.
on account
to bepaidfor at alatertime:
$25,000 ininventorywaspurchasedon account fromsuppliersinJuly.
paidaspartof thetotalamountowed:
Part ispaidon account , and therestispaidat the end of theperiod.
See also adjustment account
appropriation account
balance of payments capital account
balance of payments current account
bank account
call account
cash account
cash management account
charge account
client account
club account
consignment account
contra account
control account
credit account
current account
custodial account
debit account
demand account
deposit account
depreciation account
discretionary account
dormant account
drawing account
email account
entertainment account
Exchange Equalization Account
expense account
external account
foreign currency account
inactive account
income and expenditure account
individual retirement account
instant access account
joint account
loro account
margin account
merchant account
nostro account
notice account
NOW account
numbered account
postal account
profit-and-loss account
public account
purchases account
sales account
sales returns account
savings account
sundries account
suspense account
trust account
vostro account
(Definition ofaccount from theCambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examplesof account account
However, philosophers do think that our notion of wellbeing permits the richaccount of the priority view that they offer. From theCambridge English Corpus
When planning a mapping, one must take this intoaccount : an instrument is interesting only if it allows the discovery of unknown features. From theCambridge English Corpus
The author is quick to point out, however, that the models reviewed do notaccount for all error data. From theCambridge English Corpus
Rice and wheataccount for nearly 75% of the total food grains produced. From theCambridge English Corpus
Importantly, this step systematically accounts for variation across the m analyses due to missing data in addition to ordinary sample variation. From theCambridge English Corpus
Five organic components and the presence of amorphous organic matter were taken intoaccount in the palynofacies analysis. From theCambridge English Corpus
His contribution contains the most detailed phonetic analysis, taking intoaccount not only prosodic features but segmental characteristics as well. From theCambridge English Corpus
In essence, structural accounts of nucleus complexity need not only refer to phonetic length. From theCambridge English Corpus
Yet the attempt toaccount for the value of happiness in purely hedonic terms seems to miss something. From theCambridge English Corpus
Instead, the person seeking self-insight must employ a priori causal theories toaccount for his or her own psychological operations. From theCambridge English Corpus
The regular pattern of alternating long and short syllables, which is reversed only in the middle, accounts for the measured pace of both poems. From theCambridge English Corpus
Our own compendium takes these intoaccount , adding several revisions and new identifications. From theCambridge English Corpus
For convenience of description, the right ventricle will be accounted for in terms of its three regions. From theCambridge English Corpus
Thisaccount of the developmental differences is consistent with other studies of children's lexical and phonological representations. From theCambridge English Corpus
Under thisaccount , if children's lexical representations are stored as sub-units, they are then able to access more stable units with increased accuracy. From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswith account account These are words often used in combination withaccount .
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account holder
However, the permission of theaccount holder must also be obtained before accounts can be debited.
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accurate account
As it stands, the study offers a descriptive butaccurate account .
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adequate account
Adamastor seems incapable of providing anadequate account of his life and purpose.
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