account

1. N-COUNT If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it. 賬戶

Some banks make it difficult to open an account. 有些銀行使開(kāi)一個(gè)賬戶困難重重。

2. N-COUNT In business, a regular customer of a company can be referred to as an account, especially when the customer is another company. 客戶[商業(yè)]

All three Internet agencies boast they've won major accounts. 所有的三家網(wǎng)絡(luò)代理公司都夸口說(shuō)他們已贏得了大客戶。

3. N-COUNT Accounts are detailed records of all the money that a person or business receives and spends. 賬目[商業(yè)]

He kept detailed accounts. 他保存了詳細(xì)的賬目。

4. N-COUNT An account is a written or spoken report of something that has happened. 報(bào)道

He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night. 他對(duì)那個(gè)決定命運(yùn)的夜晚所發(fā)生的事情做了一個(gè)詳細(xì)的報(bào)道。

5. →see also accounting , bank account , checking account , deposit account

6. PHRASE If you say that something is true by all accounts or from all accounts, you believe it is true because other people say so. 據(jù)說(shuō)

He is, by all accounts, a superb teacher. 據(jù)說(shuō)，他是一名優(yōu)秀的教師。

7. PHRASE If you say that something is of no account or of little account, you mean that it is very unimportant and is not worth considering. 無(wú)足輕重的[正式]

These obscure groups were of little account in either national or international politics. 這些無(wú)名的組織在國(guó)內(nèi)或國(guó)際政治中都是無(wú)足輕重的。

8. PHRASE If you buy or pay for something on account, you pay nothing or only part of the cost at first, and pay the rest later. 以賒賬方式

He was ordered to pay the company $500,000 on account pending a final assessment of his liability. 在對(duì)他的債務(wù)做最后的評(píng)估期間，他被命令先付這家公司50萬(wàn)美元。

9. PHRASE You use on account of to introduce the reason or explanation for something. 由于

The president declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat. 那位總統(tǒng)由于嗓子疼拒絕親自發(fā)表演講。

10. PHRASE Your feelings on someone's account are the feelings you have about what they have experienced or might experience, especially when you imagine yourself to be in their situation. 為 (某人的) 緣故 (而感到…)

Mollie told me what she'd done and I was really scared on her account. 莫麗告訴了我她做過(guò)的事情，我真為她感到害怕。

11. PHRASE If you tell someone not to do something on your account, you mean that they should do it only if they want to, and not because they think it will please you. (不) 為 (某人的) 緣故 (而做某事)[口語(yǔ)]

Don't leave on my account. 不要因?yàn)槲叶x開(kāi)。

12. PHRASE If you say that something should on no account be done, you are emphasizing that it should not be done under any circumstances. 絕對(duì)不[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

On no account should the mixture come near boiling. 這種混合物絕對(duì)不應(yīng)當(dāng)接近沸點(diǎn)。

13. PHRASE If you do something on your own account, you do it because you want to and without being asked, and you take responsibility for your own action. 隨 (某人) 自己

I told him if he withdrew it was on his own account. 我告訴他，如果他退出那么他要自負(fù)其則。

14. PHRASE If you take something into account, or take account of something, you consider it when you are thinking about a situation or deciding what to do. 考慮到

The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account. 該被告請(qǐng)求將21項(xiàng)相似的犯罪罪行考慮在內(nèi)。

15. PHRASE If someone is called, held, or brought to account for something they have done wrong, they are made to explain why they did it, and are often criticized or punished for it. 追究

Individuals who repeatedly provide false information should be called to account for their actions. 反復(fù)提供虛假情報(bào)的人應(yīng)為其行為而受到追究。

16. PHRASE If you say that someone gave a good account of themselves in a particular situation, you mean that they performed well, although they may not have been completely successful. 表現(xiàn)很好[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

We have been hindered by our lack of preparation, but I'm sure we will give a good account of ourselves. 我們?cè)?jīng)為缺乏準(zhǔn)備所阻，但我肯定我們會(huì)表現(xiàn)很好的。