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*ac·count¹ /ə`kant; əˈkaʊnt/
n [C]
1 a written or spoken description of an event or situation 〔对事件或形势的〕报道，叙述，描写:
give an account of Can you give us an account of what happened? 你能告诉我们发生了什么事吗？
by/from all accounts (=according to what everyone says) 据说，大家都说: By all accounts Frank was once a great player. 人人都说弗兰克曾是一名很好的演员。
2 an arrangement that allows you to keep your money in a bank and take amounts from it when you want to 〔银行的〕账户:
He couldn't remember his account number. 他忘记了自己的账户号码。
I'd like to withdraw ￡250 from my account. 我想从账户里提取 250 英镑。
→ see also 另见 BANK ACCOUNT, CHECKING ACCOUNT, CURRENT ACCOUNT, DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
3 take into account/take account of to consider or include particular facts when making a decision about something 考虑; 注意到:
They should have taken into account the needs of foreign students. 他们当时应该考虑到外国学生的需要。
4 an arrangement with a shop that allows you to buy goods and pay for them later 〔客户购物时的〕赊帐:
Here are the books you ordered. Shall I charge them to your account? 这是你订购的书，是记在你的（赊购）账上吗？
5 a statement of money that you owe for things you have bought from a shop 账单:
settle your account (=pay what you owe) 付账，结账: Accounts must be settled within 30 days. 必须在 30 天内结账。
6 on account of because of 因为，由于:
Several people are late on account of the train strike. 好几个人由于铁路工人罢工迟到了。
7 not on my/his etc account spoken used to tell someone that they need not do something if they are only doing it to please you 【口】 不要为了我/他等而…:
Don't stay up late on my account. 不要为了我而熬夜。
8 on no account/not on any account formal used to emphasize that someone must not do something for any reason 【正式】 决不/切莫:
On no account should anyone go near this man — he's dangerous. 任何人都决不可以走近这个人，他很危险。
→ see also 另见 ACCOUNTS
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