| 词汇 | account |
| 释义 | phraseaccount[accounted, accounted, accounting] account for 1. account for sth to form a particular part or amount of something: Exports account for over 80 per cent of sales. People from ethnic minority groups now account for one in ten of the population. Britain plays by far the biggest role, accounting for 31 per cent of all foreign investment in the US.■ SIMILAR TO: make up2. account for sth to give a satisfactory explanation why something happened or why you did something: How do you account for the sudden disappearance of the murder weapon? His boss called him into his office and asked him to account for his actions. This was one phenomenon which Darwin's theory of Evolution could not account for.■ SIMILAR TO: explain3. account for sth to be the reason for something: People felt that Clinton was doing a good job. This may account for his high popularity rating, despite the scandal over his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. Genetic factors probably account for the higher incidence of depression among women.■ SIMILAR TO: explain4. account for sb/sth to know where people or things are, or what has happened to them, especially when you are worried that some of them are missing: Firefighters later said all the children except for one little boy had been accounted for. Most of the jewellery that was stolen has now been accounted for.5. account for sth usually passive to say how money has been used or will be used: Every penny of the taxpayer's money has to be accounted for.6. there's no accounting for taste spoken used to say that it is difficult to understand why someone likes something or someone, or wants to do something: "Why is Doug going out with that awful woman?" " Like they say, Rosie, there's no accounting for taste."
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