account
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, 尤用於以下示例)
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(尤指於竞赛中)
Our team gave a splendid account of themselves to win the match. 我们队表现出色, 赢了那?quot;热? 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, 由於, 为了某事物; 为此
We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather. 由於天气不好, 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 acc...
*[ә'kaunt]n. 报告, 解释, 估价, 理由, 利润, 算账, 帐目vi. 报帐, 解释, 导致, 报偿, 占, 杀死vt. 认为【计】 帐户, 帐号【化】 帐单相关词组: by sb's own account for account of... in account with... of great account of no account on account of... on every account on no account not on any account on one's own account on this account to find one's account in... to give a good account of oneself to go to one's account to have an account to settle with sb to hold...in no account to hold...to account to lay one's account with... to leave...out of account to make much account of... to make little account of... to pay...on account to take an account of... to take...into account account for...