| 释义 |
account for transitive verb [account for sth] ① (clarify reason for) 解释…的原因 jiěshì… de yuányīn ‹event, fact, behaviour›; (be the reason for) 是…的原因 shì… de yuányīn ‹event, fact, behaviour›▸ how do you account for the disappearance of the letter? 信不见了，你作何解释？ ▸ the accident cannot be accounted for 事故原因不明 ▸ oh, that accounts for it 噢，原来是这么一回事 ② (provide reckoning of) 说明…的下落 shuōmíng… de xiàluò ‹missing vehicle, money›▸ all the children have now been accounted for 现在所有的孩子都已经找到下落 ▸ two of the aircraft were never accounted for 其中两架飞机一直下落不明 ③ (represent, make up) 占 zhàn ‹proportion, percentage›▸ exports account for 70% of their trade 出口占他们贸易量的70% ④ (destroy, kill) 摧毁 cuīhuǐ ‹vehicle›; 杀死 shāsǐ ‹soldier, attacker›▸ the Germans accounted for a number of our aircraft 德国人击落我方多架飞机 ⑤ Sport 使…出局 shǐ… chūjú ‹batsman, opponent› |