| 单词 | account for |
| 释义 | account for 1．explain；give a reason for解释；说明…的原因 *How do you account for the accident？你如何解释这次事故的原因？ *We asked him to account for his conduct．我们要他对自己的行为加以解释。 2．give a statement to show how money or goods have been dealt with说明（钱等的）用途 *You have to account for losing such a large sum of money．丢了这么一大笔钱，你务必解释清楚。 *We must account for every cent we spent．我们花掉的每一分钱，都要有个交代。 3．be responsible for负责The librarian has to account for each book in his charge．图书管理员应对所管的每一本书负责。 *You will have to account for the misprints in the article．你必须对文章中的印刷错误负责。 *It will take him 20 years in prison to account for such a terrible crime．他犯有严重罪行，将在监狱中监禁20年。 4．occupy；amount to（数量）占；共计达 *In that country，the production of raw materials accounts for a considerable proportion of the national economy．在那个国家，原材料生产在国民经济中占相当大的比重。 *League members account for the majority of the students in the class．团员占这个班学生的大多数。 |
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