account
gb/əkˈaʊnt/ us/əkˈaʊnt/
A2
英语
~ 1600
义项
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名词
A2
entity
1
bank record of money
An arrangement with a bank to keep your money and record what you spend or receive.
用法模式：
an account at [a bank]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'account' (money in a bank) with 'account' meaning 'explanation'. Context helps avoid confusion.
近义词
bank record (A more literal term for the record itself, not the arrangement.)
反义词
cash (Money in physical form, not stored in a bank account.)
搭配
open an account
|bank account
|close an account
|online account
|joint account
主题
business
|finance
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- I opened a new savings account last week.
- She checked her account balance online.
- The company transferred the payment into my account.
- We share a joint account for household expenses.
学习者例句
- I have a bank account.
- My account is at City Bank.
- I put money in my account.
- She looks at her account online.
名词
A2
entity
2
online profile or login
Your personal page and login details for a website or app.
用法模式：
create an account on [a website]
常见错误：
Some learners may confuse 'account' for 'device'—remember it is the registration, not the physical object.
近义词
user profile (Emphasizes the personal information part of the account.)
反义词
guest access (Using a service without creating an account.)
搭配
create an account
|log into your account
|delete an account
|user account
主题
technology
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例句
- You need to create an account before you can shop online.
- I forgot the password for my email account.
- Her social media accounts are private.
学习者例句
- I make an account for the game.
- I log in to my account.
- This is my email account.
名词
B1
entity
3
report or story of events
A story or report about what happened.
用法模式：
give an account of [something]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'account' here with 'opinion'; it is specifically about describing events, not just feelings.
近义词
report (A formal or informal telling of events.)
反义词
silence (The absence of any description or explanation.)
搭配
give an account
|first-hand account
|eyewitness account
主题
communication
|media
|education
|core_vocabulary
例句
- She gave the police a detailed account of the robbery.
- The book offers an account of life in rural China.
- According to his account, he was at home all evening.
学习者例句
- He gives an account of the accident.
- I read an account of the war.
- She told me her account of the day.
名词
B2
entity
4
consideration given to something
Thinking about something when making a choice or judgment.
用法模式：
take [something] into account
常见错误：
Learners sometimes think 'account' here means 'money'—but it means 'consideration'. Context is key.
近义词
consideration (General term for taking something into thought.)
反义词
disregard (Not paying attention to something important.)
搭配
take into account
|on no account
主题
thinking
|decision-making
|core_vocabulary
例句
- We must take environmental concerns into account when planning the project.
- On no account should you open this door without permission.
学习者例句
- We take his age into account.
- She takes the weather into account before leaving.
动词
B2
action
5
explain or justify events/actions
To explain why something happened or why you did something.
用法模式：
account for [something]
常见错误：
'Account' as a verb is almost always used with 'for'. Learners may forget this preposition.
近义词
explain (More general; 'account for' often implies giving full reasons or justification.)
反义词
conceal (To hide information instead of explaining it.)
搭配
account for losses
|account for time
主题
communication
|reasoning
|core_vocabulary
例句
- How do you account for the sudden drop in sales?
- He couldn't account for his absence from work yesterday.
- Every cent must be accounted for in this report.
学习者例句
- I cannot account for the mistake.
- She accounts for her trip to the boss.
- We must account for all the money.
语法
词典原形
account
IPA
GB/əkˈaʊnt/
US/əkˈaʊnt/
音节与重音
ac - count （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (count)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: account
- Plural: account, accounts
Verb
- Base: account
- 3rd Person Singular: accounts
- Present Participle: accounting
- Past: accounted
词族
Forms
accounts
noun
accounting
verb
accounted
verb
Core family
accountant
noun B1
Related words
accountable
adjective B2
accountability
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unaccountable
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
accountancy
noun
相关表达
by all accounts
1/bˈaɪ ˈɔl əkˈaʊnts/
fixed phrase
according to what people say/reports show
As everyone says; from what is reported.
例句
- By all accounts, she is an excellent teacher.
- The trip was, by all accounts, a great success.
call to account
1/kˈɔl tə əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
formal
demand explanation for actions taken
To ask someone to explain why they did something, usually if it was wrong.
例句
- The manager was called to account for the company's poor performance.
- Parents should call their children to account when they misbehave.
of no account
1/əv nˈoʊ əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
formal
having no importance or value at all
Not important at all.
例句
- His opinion is of no account here.
- These old rules are now of no account.
on account of
1/ˈɔn əkˈaʊnt əv/
fixed phrase
because of something specific
Because of something.
例句
- The game was canceled on account of rain.
- She stayed home on account of feeling sick.
take into account
1/tˈeɪk ˈɪntu əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
consider as a factor in decision-making
To think about something when deciding what to do.
例句
- You should take his experience into account before hiring him.
- The judge will take your age into account when deciding the sentence.