| 词汇 | 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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