单词 | account for sth |
释义 | ☞ accountaccount for sthphrasal verb (rather formal) to be the explanation or cause of sth; to give an explanation of sth是⋯的说明(或原因);解释;说明◆the poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd.天气不好可能是人少的原因。◆how do you account for the show's success?你认为这次演出为何成功? account for sth 1. to explain or give a reason for sth (对某事)作解释或交代: ◇how can we account for these changes? 我们如何解释这些改变? 2. to form the amount that is mentioned 占去所述的数量: ◇sales to europe accounted for 80% of our total sales last year. 欧洲的销量占我们去年总销量的80%。 account for sthphr v [t] 1. to be a particular amount or part of something [在数量、比例方面]占:◇oil and gas account for 60% of the country's exports. 石油和天然气占该国出口的 60%。 2. to give a reason for something that has happened 解释[某事],说明[理由]:◇how do you account for this sudden change of policy? 你怎么解释这政策的突变? 3. to be the reason for something 是…的原因:◇if he really is taking drugs, that would account for his behaviour. 如果他真的在吸毒,那就可以解释他为何有这种行为了。 |
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