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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)：例句: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：例句: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：例句: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：例句: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：例句: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：例句: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：例句:It accounts for 15 per cent of all air accidents。它占所有空难的15%。