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1.说明(原因、理由等),是…的原因；解释,对…作出解释(或说明)：
例句:Jack could not account for his foolish mistake.
杰克无法解释自己的愚蠢错误.
2.说出(钱物等)的处理经过,讲清(各项花费、亏空原因等),说明钱的去向,报账：例句:
He has to account to the chairman for all the money he spends.
他必须向主席说明他所花掉所有钱的去向.
3.导致,引起,起因于：例句:
The flood accounted for the bad crop.
水灾导致歉收.
4.[口语]打死,射死,枪杀；消灭；俘获,捕获(人、动物)；击落(飞机)； 【体育】击败；击出场：例句:
The policemen accounted for three terrorists at the airport.
警察在飞机场击毙了三名恐怖分子.
5.还钱；为(干的坏事)受处分(或赔款),受到惩罚：例句:
It will take her fifteen years in prison to account for such horrible crime.
她犯下如此可怕的罪行,得坐15年牢.
6.对(或为)…负责：例句:
You will have to account for the disappearance of the money.
你要对丢失了钱负责.
7.共计达；(在数量、比例上)占：例句:
It accounts for 15 per cent of all air accidents.
它占所有空难的15%.

account for
对…负有责任；对…做出解释；说明……的原因
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对…负有责任；对…做出解释；说明……的原因

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 ...

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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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