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• v. 是…的原因；解释；(在数量上、比例上)占；(事故之后)查明；摧毁；报账

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. That accounts for the delay of the train.
   那就是火车迟点的原因。
2. His illness accounts for his absence.
   他因为生病，所以才缺席。
3. Her headache accounts for her bad humor.
   头痛是她情绪不佳的原因。
4. He has been asked to account for his conduct.
   他被要求解释他的行为。
5. He could not account for his absence from school.
   他无法说明他旷课的原因。
6. Students account for 50% of our customers.
   在我们的顾客中,学生占了一半。
7. Petrochemicals today account for one fourth of all the chemicals made, in ten years this amount is expected to double.
   石油化工产品现在已占所有化学制品的四分之一，十年后预计这个数目还要加倍。
8. All passengers have now been accounted for.
   现在所有乘客的情况均已查明。
9. Our battery accounted for three enemy planes.
   我们炮兵连击落了三架敌机。
10. He'll have to account for where every cent goes.
    他得说明所花掉的每一分钱的用途。