/ə'kaʊnt; ə`kaunt/
n
1 (abbr 缩写 a/c) statement of money paid or owed for goods or services 帐目; 帐单
*send in/render an account 报帐[开送帐单]
* keep the accounts, ie keep a detailed record of money spent and received 记帐
* The accounts show a profit of 9000. 帐上显示盈利9000英镑.
2 (abbr 缩写 a/c) arrangement made with a bank, firm, etc allowing credit for financial or commercial transactions (used esp as in the expressions shown) 帐户, 户头（与银行, 商店等在财务或商务交易上的约定, 尤用于以下示例）
*have an account at/with that bank, ie keep money there and use its facilities 在那个银行有帐户
* open/close an account 开[结束]户头
* pay money into/draw money out of an account 在一帐户中存[取]钱
* I have
200 in my account. 我的户头 有200英镑.
* Will you pay cash or shall I charge it to your account (eg at a shop or restaurant)? 您愿意付现金还是记入您的帐 ? （如在商店或饭馆 ）
3 report; description 报告; 叙述
*She gave the police a full account of the incident. 她把事件向警方作了详细叙述.
* Don't believe the newspaper account (of what happened). 不要相信报纸上（对所发生的事情）的报道.
* Keep an account of your daily activities. 把你每天的活动都记下来.
4 (idm 习语) by/from all accounts according to what has been said or reported 据说; 根据报道
*I've never been there but it is, by all accounts, a lovely place. 我从来没去过那个地方, 人家都说那地方很好. by one's own account according to what one says oneself 据某人自己所说. call sb to account => call2. give a good, poor, etc account of oneself do or perform well, badly, etc esp in a contest 表现好, 不好等（尤指于竞赛中）
*Our team gave a splendid account of themselves to win the match. 我们队表现出色, 赢了那场比赛. leave sth out of account/consideration => leave1. of great, small, no, some, etc ac`count of great, small, etc importance 很重要, 不大重要等
*a man of no account 无足轻重的人. on account
(a) as a payment in advance of a larger one 作为先付的部分款项
*I'll give you
20 on account. 我先付你20英镑.
(b) to be paid for later 以後付款; 赊帐
*buy sth on account 赊购某物. on account of sth; on this/that account because of sth; for this/that reason 因为, 由于, 为了某事物; 为此
*We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather. 由于天气不好, 我们将启程的时间推迟了. on no account; not on any account not for any reason 决不可以; 切莫
*Don't on any account leave the prisoner unguarded. 这个囚犯决不能没人看守. on one's own ac`count
(a) for one's own benefit and at one's own risk 为自己的利益甘冒风险
*work on one's own account 自行负责地工作.
(b) on one's own behalf 为了自己
*I was worried on my own account, not yours. 我担心是为我自己, 而不是为了你. on sb's account for sb's sake 为了某人的缘故
*Don't change your plans on my account. 不要为了我而改变你的计划. put/turn sth to good ac`count use (money, talents, etc) well and profitably 善用（钱, 才智等）; 利用
*He turned his artistic gifts to good account by becoming a sculptor. 他发挥艺术天才, 成了雕刻家. render an account of oneself, etc => render. settle one's/an account (with sb) => settle. square one's account/accounts with sb => square. take account of sth; take sth into account include sth in one's assessment, etc; make allowances for sth; consider sth 计及; 斟酌; 体谅; 考虑
*When judging his performance, don't take his age into account. 评定他的表现时, 不必考虑他的年龄.

/ə'kaʊnt; ə`kaunt/
v
1 [Cn.a] regard (sb/sth) as; consider 将（某人[某事物]）看做; 视为
*In English law a man is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty. 根据英国法律, 一个人未经证实有罪仍视为无罪.
2 [Ipr] ~ (to sb) for sth give a satisfactory record of (money, etc in one's care) （对自己掌管的钱等）作令人满意的交代
*We must account (to our employer) for every penny we spend during a business trip. 我们得把我们出差时所花的每一分钱（向雇主）交代清楚.
3 (idm 习语) there's no accounting for taste (saying 谚) it is impossible to explain why people have different likes and dislikes 人各有所好（人的好恶是无可理喻的）.
4 (phr v) account for sth be the explanation of sth; explain the cause of sth 作某事物的解释; 解释某事物的原因
*His illness accounts for his absence. 他因病缺席.
* Please account for your disgraceful conduct. 对你的可耻行为请作解释. account for sth/sb destroy sth or kill sb 摧毁某事物; 杀死某人
*Our anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers. 我军高射炮击落五架敌军轰炸机.