一词多义account.docxVIP

Account n. 英 [?ka?nt] 美 [?ka?nt] 1、描述description （1）Account of 叙述、描写、报道 举例： He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened. 他因受惊过度而无法描述所发生的事情。 （2）blow-by-blow account 一五一十的叙述 释义：a description of all the details of an event in the order that they happened. 举例： A blow-by-blow account of how England lost to Portugal. 英格兰队如何负于葡萄牙队的详细报道。 （3）eye-witness/first-hand account 目击者的/第一手的描述 释义：a description of events by someone who saw them 举例： Eye-witness accounts told of the unprovoked shooting of civilians. 目击者讲到平民无辜被枪击。 This gives a first-hand account of the war. 这是关于这场战争的第一手报道。 2、账户 释义：an arrangement in which a bank keeps your money safe so that you can pay more in or take money out. 举例： My salary is paid into my bank account. 我的工资直接存入我的银行账户。 My husband and I have a joint account. 我和丈夫有个联名账户。 3、考虑到某事，把某事考虑进去 短语：take account of sth 举例： These figures do not take account of changes in the rate of inflation. 这些数字没有把通货膨胀率的变化考虑进去。 4、on account of sth 因为某事、由于某事 举例： She was told to wear flat shoes, on account of her back problem. 因为背部有问题，她被建议穿平底鞋。 5、accounts 复数 （1）账目：the accounts for last year showed a profit of $2 million. 去年的账目显示利润为200万美元。 （2）（公司的）财务部 Eileen works in accounts. 艾琳在财务部工作。 6、账单（bill） Pay/settle your account 付账/结账 James left the restaurant, settling his account by credit card. 詹姆斯用信用卡结完账离开了餐厅。 7、by/from all accounts 根据各方面所说 It has, from all accounts, been a successful marriage. 谁都说这是一桩美满的婚姻。 8、on sb’s account 为了某人的缘故 Please don’t change your plans on my account. 请不要为了我而改变你的计划。 9、on your own account 靠自己；为自己 By yourself or for yourself Carrie decided to do a little research on her own account. 卡丽决定自己做点研究。 10、on no account/not on any account 绝不，绝对不 On no account, must you disturb me. 你千万不要打扰我。 11、by sb’s own account 据某人自己所说 Bentley was, by his own account, over-sensitive to criticism. 据本特利自己说，他对批评过于敏感。 12、on that account/on this account 由于那个、这个缘故 There needn’t be any more worries on that account. 没有必要再为那事担心了。 13、give a good/poor account of yourself 表现好、表现差