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I've opened an account with a building society. 我在房屋互助协会开了个账户。
I paid the money into my account this morning. 今天上午我把钱存入了我的账户
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[uk] She paid the cheque into her account. 她把支票存入了账户。
[us] She deposited the check in her account. 她把支票存入了账户。
I need to draw some money out of my account. 我得从我的账户上取出一些钱来。
With internet banking you can manage your account online.使用网上银行，您可以在线管理帐户。
He opened an account at a bank in Germany.他在德国的一家银行开了个户头。
Interest will be paid monthly into the account holder's current account.
利息将每月支付给帐户持有人的往来帐户。
My salary is paid into my bank account. 我的工资直接存入我的银行账户。
I've opened an account with Barclay's Bank. 我在巴克莱银行开了一个账户。
My husband and I have a joint account (=one that is shared between two people) . 我和丈夫有个联名账户。
There was only ￡50 in his bank account. 他的银行账户里只有50英镑。
How do I open an account (=start having an account) with your bank? 我如何在你们银行开个账户呢？
Some banks make it difficult to open an account. 一些银行把开户弄得很麻烦。
I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.
我在国民威斯敏斯特银行有两个账户，一个储蓄账户和一个活期存款账户。
We opened new accounts at a bank last week.我们上周在银行开了新的账户。
I took out my money and closed my account.我取出了钱，结清了账户。
You can withdraw up to $1,000 a day from your account.你一天最多可从账户上提取1000美元。
Every week, she puts/deposits a part of her paycheck into a separate account.
她每周把部分薪水存入一个单独账户。
My wife and I keep our money in a joint account. 妻子和我把钱存入一个共同账户。
Please enter your name and account number.请输入你的姓名和账号。
You can check your account balance on the Internet.你可以在互联网上查看你的账户余额。
She deposited the check in her account.她把支票存入她的账户。
I have a savings account with a building society.我在建筑协会有一个储蓄帐户。
I paid the cheque into my current account.我把支票存入我的往来账户。
Your account is overdrawn.你的账户透支了。
They have a numbered account in Switzerland.他们在瑞士有一个编号账户。
The money will be credited to your account tomorrow.这笔钱明天将存入你的账户。
She opened a savings account at the bank.她在银行开了一个储蓄账户。
She had taken all her money out of her account.她已将账户中的钱都取走了。
My husband and I have separate accounts.我丈夫和我各自都有独立账户。
I'd like to open an account, please.我想开个赊购账户。
I have an account with another bank.我在另一家银行有一个账户。
Go and see the manager of the bank where your account is held.去见见你开户的那家银行的经理。
I was relieved to see from my statement that my account was in credit.
I closed that bank account when I came to London.
To open an account, you need to make a minimum deposit of $500.
Alison drew some money out of her account to pay for our trip.
2.[c] 网络账户；电子邮件账户；账号；服务账号；网络账号
an Internet / email account 互联网/电子邮件账户a Twitter account Twitter帐户
Do you have an email account? 你有电子邮箱账号吗？
I use two separate e-mail accounts.我使用两个不同的电子邮件账户。
Millions of accounts have been hacked.数百万个帐户已被黑客入侵。
3.[c] 描述；叙述；报告；报道；记述；陈述；阐述；解释
a brief account of the meeting 会议的简要记录
an account of how the system works关于这一系统运作方法的介绍
the Biblical account of the creation of the world 《圣经》对创世的解释
She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle. 她把自己在丛林中生活的经历描述得惊险刺激。
He kept a detailed account of the suspect's movements. 他详细记录了犯罪嫌疑人的一举一动。
Several eyewitnesses' accounts differed considerably from the official version of events. 几个目击者对于事件的叙述和官方的说法有很大出入。
She gave the police a full account of the incident. 她向警方详尽地敍述了所发生的事情。
Can you give us an account of what happened? 你能为我们讲述一下事情的经过吗？
The diaries contained a detailed account of the writer's experiences in China.日记详细记录了作者在中国的经历。
Dr Richards describes this very well in his account of the events.
理查兹博士在叙述这些事件时对此作了很好的描述。
He gave us a blow-by-blow account of the incident.他给我们详细叙述了该事件。
She received a glowing account of her son's progress.她收到了一份热情赞扬她儿子进步的报告。
He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened. 他惊讶得无法描述发生了什么事。
He was too shocked to give a clear account of events. 他惊魂未定，无法清楚地描述事件的发生经过。
This gives a first-hand account of the war. 这是这场战争的第一手报道。
He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night.
他详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。
According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.
据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。
Our goal is to give an accurate account of the process.我们的目标就是对这一过程进行准确的描述。
The document is an account of the country's reasons for going to war.这份文件介绍了这个国家参战的种种原因。
The study aims to give an account of modern attitudes towards democracy.
该研究旨在阐述现代人对待民主的态度。
This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour.
这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。
Our goal is to give an accurate account of the process.我们的目标就是对这一过程进行准确的描述。
The document is an account of the country's reasons for going to war.这份文件介绍了这个国家参战的种种原因。
ou will be asked to give an account of your actions.你得对你的行为做出解释。
He could give no account of what he did with the money.他无法说明把这笔钱弄到哪里去了。
She gave a clear, factual account of the attack.
The book is a work of fiction and not intended as a historical account.
The foregoing account was written 50 years after the incident.
She gave a hair-raising account of her escape through the desert.
She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company's future.
by/from all accounts 根据各方面所说；据说；大家都说
By all accounts, San Francisco is a city that's easy to fall in love with.
人人都说旧金山是个很容易令人倾心的城市。
I've never been there, but it's a lovely place, by all accounts.我从未去过那里，但据说是个美丽的地方。
It has, from all accounts, been a successful marriage. 谁都说这是一桩美满的婚姻。
He is, by all accounts, a superb teacher. 他是位有口皆碑的好老师。
by your own account 据…自己所说
By his own account, he's quite wealthy. 他自称很富有。
By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.据他自己说，他童年不快乐。
on account of sth [formal] 由于；因为；出于…的缘故
He doesn't drink alcohol on account of his poor health. 出于健康原因，他不喝酒。
She retired early on account of ill health. 她体弱多病,所以提前退休。
Flights were delayed on account of the bad weather. 由于天气不好，航班延误了。
She was told to wear flat shoes, on account of her back problem. 因为背部有毛病，她被建议穿平底鞋。
The game was canceled on account of the rain.因为下雨比赛取消了。
They were treated badly on account of their beliefs.他们因为自己的信仰而受到了不公正的待遇。
On account of his bad behavior, he will not be allowed to play with the new toy.
因为他表现不好，所以不让他玩新玩具。
Both his first and second wife divorced him on account of his womanizing.
Dinner was somewhat delayed on account of David's rather tardy arrival.
Language Bank解释原因
The number of people with diabetes is growing, partly because of an increase in levels of obesity.
患糖尿病的人数不断上升，部分原因是肥胖人数增加。
The number of overweight children has increased dramatically in recent years, largely as a result of changes in diet and lifestyle.近年来肥胖儿童的数量急剧上升，很大程度上是由饮食和生活方式的改变引起的。
The increase in childhood obesity is largely due to/the result of changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years.肥胖儿童人数的增多主要是过去二十年来饮食和生活方式的改变所致。
Many obese children are bullied at school on account of their weight.
许多肥胖儿童因为其体重问题在学校受到欺负。
Part of the problem with treating childhood obesity stems from the fact that parents do not always recognize that their children are obese.治疗肥胖儿童的困难部分源自父母有时并不认为自己的孩子肥胖。
Childhood obesity may be caused by genetic factors, as well as environmental ones.
儿童肥胖既可能由环境因素引起，也可能是遗传因素所致。
be of no/little account [formal] 不重要；无足轻重
It's of no account to me whether he comes or not. 他来不来对我来说都无关紧要。
His opinion is of little account to me. 对我来说，他的意见无足轻重。
take sth into account(also take account of sth) 考虑到；顾及
I hope my teacher will take into account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.
我希望老师在阅卷时，能够考虑到我恰好在考试前生病这个情况。
A good architect takes into account the building's surroundings. 一位好的建筑师会考虑到建筑物的周边环境。
The UK's tax system takes no account of children. 英国的纳税制度没有把儿童考虑在内。
I think you have to take into account that he's a good deal younger than the rest of us.
我认为你得考虑到他比我们其他人都要年轻得多。
Other issues must be taken into account before a choice can be made.在做出选择之前必须考虑到其他问题。
She did very well on the test when you take into account how little she studied.
考虑到她没学多少内容，她已经考得很好了。
The new health plan fails to take account of the fact that many people cannot pay for their medicine.
新的健康计划没有考虑到许多人付不起药费这个事实。
The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible.
只要有可能,这家公司总是尽量考虑到环境问题。
Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results. 除考试结果外,课程作业也要计入成绩。
The defendant asked for a number of other offences to be taken into account. 被告要求考虑其他一些罪行。
Salespeople have to take into account the differences between their customers.
We'll be taking your years of loyal service into account while we consider what should be done.
It's clear he didn't take his family's wishes into account when deciding to change jobs.
We mustn't forget to take account of price increases when we do the budget for next year.
4.[c] (BrE also 'credit account) (NAmE also 'charge account)赊销账；赊欠账；赊购
Could you put it on/charge it to my account, please? 把这笔钱记在我的（赊购）账上好吗？
Do you have an account at this store/with us, madam? 女士，你在我们商店有赊购账户吗？
Could you please pay/settle your account in full? 您可以把赊的账全结清吗？
We have accounts with most of our suppliers. 我们与大多数供应商都是实行赊购制。
I have an account with Marks and Spencer. 我在玛莎百货有个赊购账户。
I don't have the money right now. Put it on my account. = Charge it to my account.
我没有现钱，把它记在我的账上吧。
If you return the clothes, the store will credit your account.如果你把衣服退了，商店会把钱退到你的账户上。
When do you intend to settle your account?你打算什么时候结清账款？
5.[c] 客户；主顾；老主顾
If the advertising agency loses this account, it will make a big dent in their profits.
如果该广告公司丢掉了这个客户，他们的利润就会锐减。
The agency has lost several of its most important accounts. 这家代理机构失去了几家最重要的老客户。
Our sales manager has secured several big accounts recently. 我们的销售部经理最近拉到了好几家大客户。
We now have over 30 major accounts. 我们现在有30多个大客户。
She makes sure that all of the company's accounts [=customers, clients] make the necessary payments.
她要确保公司所有的客户都付应付款项。
We just lost the Smith account.我们刚失去史密斯公司这个客户。
That company was one of our biggest/best accounts.那家公司是我们最大/最好的客户之一。
6.[usually pl.] 账目
do the accounts记账
the accounts department 会计部门
keep the accounts up to date使帐户保持最新
She works in Accounts (= the accounts department).她在会计部工作。
Try to keep accurate accounts.尽量把账目记准确。
The accounts are all in order.账目无误。
Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.你们的账目需要提交给税务局。
The accounts for last year showed a profit of $2 million. 去年的账目显示利润为二百万美元。
verb [T + obj + noun/adj] [usually passive] 认为是；视为
She was accounted a genius by all who knew her work. 所有知道她作品的人都认为她是个天才。
In English law a person is accounted innocent until they are proved guilty.
按英国法津,一个人未经证实有罪之前被视为无罪。
The event was accounted a success. 人们认为这次活动是成功的。
account for
1.占；占据〔一定数量或比例〕
The Japanese market accounts for 35% of the company's revenue. 日本市场占该公司收入的 35%。
Car crime accounted for 28% of all reported offences. 汽车犯罪占所有举报的罪行的28%。
Wages account for less than half of the budget. 工资占预算开支不到一半。
Afro-Americans account for 12% of the US population. 非洲裔美国人占美国人口的 12%。
Electronic goods account for over 30% of our exports. 电子产品占我们出口的30%以上。
Students account for the vast majority of our customers. 我们的顾客绝大多数是学生。
Exports account for over 80 per cent of sales.
People from ethnic minority groups now account for one in ten of the population.
Britain plays by far the biggest role, accounting for 31 per cent of all foreign investment in the US.
In Florida, people over 60 account for more than 25 percent of the population.
2.对（尤指所负责之事）做出解释（或说明）
How do you account for the show's success? 你认为这次演出为何成功？
How do you account for the fact that the box has disappeared? 箱子不见了你如何解释？
Can you account for your movements on that night? 你能解释一下那晚的活动吗？
You will be brought before the disciplinary panel to account for your behaviour.
你将被带到纪律委员会面前对你的行为作出解释。
How do you account for this sudden improvement in his test scores? 你怎么解释他考试成绩的突然提高？
Ministers should be called to account for their actions. 部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。
Eventually, you will need to account for your actions/behavior.你终究得对自己的行为做出解释。
How do you account for [=explain] your success?你认为自己是怎样取得成功的？
We have to account for the time we spend on each activity.
我们得对花在每一项活动上的时间加以说明。
He was unable to account for the error.他无法解释该错误。
The increase can be fully accounted for.这种增长完全可以作出解释。
How do you account for the sudden disappearance of the murder weapon?
His boss called him into his office and asked him to account for his actions.
This was one phenomenon which Darwin's theory of Evolution could not account for.
Can you account for your absence last Friday?
Jane was upset because her son couldn't account for the three hours between his last class and his arrival at home .
This is a good theory, and it accounts for all the data that the scientists collected.
How do you account for their strange behavior?
there's no accounting for taste (saying)人的爱憎好恶是无法解释的；他人喜好无法解释；人各有所好；萝卜青菜各有所爱
She thinks he's wonderful—oh well, there's no accounting for taste.
她认为他了不起——嗯,算了,人各有所好嘛。
‘She seems to like you.’ ‘Well — there’s no accounting for taste!’
“ 她好像喜欢你。” “本来嘛，感情之事是说不明白的！”
I don't see why they liked the movie, but there's no accounting for taste.
我不明白他们为什么喜欢这部电影，不过人各有所好嘛。
"Why is Doug going out with that awful woman?" " Like they say, Rosie, there's no accounting for taste."
'Have you seen that awful dress she's wearing?' 'Yes, I know, there's no accounting for taste , is there?!'
3.是…的原因；引起；导致
The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. 天气不好可能是人来得少的原因。
Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened). 哎呀,原来是这么一回事。
Poor hygiene may have accounted for the increase in cases of the disease.
卫生状况差可能是这种病例增多的原因。
Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior. 他的行为也许是最近的工作压力导致的。
A number of factors account for the differences between the two scores.
若干因素导致了这两个分数之间的不同。
The increase in carbon dioxide emissions may account for changes in the climate.
二氧化碳排放量的增加可能是气候变化的原因。
The disease accounted for over 10,000 deaths last year.去年，这种病导致1万多人死亡。
These new features account for the computer's higher price.这些新功能使得这款电脑价格较高。
The disease cannot be accounted for [=explained] by genetics alone. There must be other causes as well.
仅从遗传学的角度难以解释这种疾病，一定还有其他病因。
The differences in achievement between the pupils are partly accounted for by differences in age.
学生之间的成就差异部分是由年龄差异造成的。
People felt that Clinton was doing a good job. This may account for his high popularity rating, despite the scandal over his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
Genetic factors probably account for the higher incidence of depression among women.
More police on the streets accounted for less street crime.
His good manners account for his popularity.
4.(尤指在事故之后)了解；查明；说明…在何处；弄清…的下落
All passengers have now been accounted for.
现在所有乘客的情况均已查明。
All the people who were working in the building have now been accounted for.
所有当时在大楼中工作的人现在都有了下落。
There are three files that I can’t account for. 有三份文件我找不到。
Three days after the earthquake, more than 150 people had still to be accounted for.
地震发生 3 天后，仍有 150 多人下落不明。
One small child was still not accounted for. 还有一个小孩子下落不明。
Firefighters later said all the children except for one little boy had been accounted for.
Most of the jewellery that was stolen has now been accounted for.
The army made no attempt to account for the missing men.
5.报账；出示经手款项的单据；说明钱财的使用；（尤指对自己掌管的钱财）作出满意说明
We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips. 我们出公差所用的每一分钱都得报清楚。
Every penny of the funds is accounted for. 基金中每一分钱的使用都报清楚。
I'll have to account for the money I spent.我得说明那些钱我是怎么花的。
The government couldn't account 
for millions of dollars of the taxpayers' money.
政府无法说明将纳税人数百万的资金用在何处。
Every penny of the taxpayer's money has to be accounted for.
She had to account for every penny she spent.
Investors were told that over half their savings had vanished and could not be accounted for.
She was unable to account for over $5000. (= she could not explain where the money was)
‘The records were well maintained and all the money was accounted for,’ he said.
6.(informal)(old-fashioned) 打败；破坏；摧毁；消灭； ( 在体育比赛中 ) 击败
Our anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers. 我们的高射炮击落了五架敌人的轰炸机。
Enemy fighters have accounted for most of our bombers, Sir.长官，敌机摧毁了我们的大部分轰炸机。
We accounted for the challengers 3-2.我们以3：2击败了挑战者。
