account for (something)

phrasal verb

accounted for (something); accounting for (something); accounts for (something)

: to give a reason or explanation for (something)

How do you account for your success?

: to be the cause of (something)

These new features account for the computer's higher price.

: to make up or form (a part of something)

Women account for only 25 percent of our employees.

US : to think about (something) before doing something : to take (something) into consideration

The researchers failed to account for the fact that most of the students were poor.

单词	account for (something)
释义	account for (something) phrasal verb accounted for (something); accounting for (something); accounts for (something) 1 : to give a reason or explanation for (something) How do you account for your success? 2 : to be the cause of (something) These new features account for the computer's higher price. 3 : to make up or form (a part of something) Women account for only 25 percent of our employees. 4 US : to think about (something) before doing something : to take (something) into consideration The researchers failed to account for the fact that most of the students were poor.
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