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account foraccount for1.■说明〔解释〕…原因His illness accounts for his absence.他因为生病, 所以才缺席。Two things account for its occurrence.发生这件事的原因有两个。The disappearance of the papers has never been accounted for.那些文件丢得莫名其妙。How do you account for losing five games in a row?你如何解释一连输了五场比赛呢?Lack of money accounts for her discontinuing her studies.缺钱是她辍学的原因。

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account for1.■说明(原因、理由等)，是…的原因；解释，对…作出解释(或说明)：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：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：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：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：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：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：It accounts for 15 per cent of all air accidents.它占所有空难的15%。