| 单词 | account |
| 释义 | account (once / 25 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n An account can be many things — such as a story, like if you give a friend an account of what happened at the party she missed. It can also be a business arrangement, like a bank account or an email account. Account is one of those seemingly simple words that have a mass of different meanings. An account can be a narrative or story — a biography, for example, is an account of someone's life. Account can also mean an explanation of something, as in the phrase, "How do you account for that?" An account is also a handy arrangement whereby a store agrees to provide you goods on credit, but then you might have to account for all that debt. WORD FAMILYaccount: accountable, accountant, accounted, accounting, accounts+/accountability: accountabilities/accountable: accountability, accountably, unaccountable/accountant: accountancy, accountants, accountantship/accounting: accountings/unaccountable: unaccountablest, unaccountably USAGE EXAMPLESHe and his colleagues counted daily growth markers in the teeth, calculating that tooth growth accounted for about 40 percent of incubation time. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Without a sustainable budget solution, the annual Permanent Fund dividend soon will disappear, as will our savings accounts. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The special savings account gets 30 percent of the state’s oil tax collections. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a record or narrative description of past events he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper chronicle, history, story Parallel Lives a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays ancient history a history of the ancient world etymologya history of a word case historydetailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment historical document, historical paper, historical recordwriting having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) annals, chronological recorda chronological account of events in successive years biography, life, life history, life storyan account of the series of events making up a person's life recitala detailed account or description of something folk etymologya popular but erroneous etymology family historypart of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases anamnesis, medical history, medical recordthe case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient autobiographya biography of yourself hagiographya biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint) profilebiographical sketch record anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events 2n a short account of the news the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious Syn|Hypo|Hyper news report, report, story, write up newsletter, newssheet report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group bulletina brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) communique, despatch, dispatchan official report (usually sent in haste) urban legenda story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true exclusive, scoopa news report that is reported first by one news organization market lettera newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribers flash, news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflasha short news announcement concerning some on-going news story information bulletina bulletin containing the latest information news information reported in a newspaper or news magazine 3n the act of informing by verbal report by all accounts they were a happy couple Syn|Hypo|Hyper report summarisation, summarization the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly indirect discoursea report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'") direct discourse, direct quotationa report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'") megillah(Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account debriefingreport of a mission or task anecdoteshort account of an incident (especially a biographical one) narration, recital, yarnthe act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events comment, gossip, scuttlebutta report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people recounting, relation, tellingan act of narration earfulan outpouring of gossip hearsay, rumor, rumourgossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth grapevine, pipeline, word of mouthgossip spread by spoken communication dirt, malicious gossip, scandaldisgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people talk, talk of the townidle gossip or rumor informing, making known a speech act that conveys information 4n a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. I expected a brief account Syn|Hypo|Hyper explanation simplification an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity accountinga convincing explanation that reveals basic causes reasonan explanation of the cause of some phenomenon justificationa statement in explanation of some action or belief expositionan account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse explicationa detailed explanation of the meaning of something gloss, rubrican explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text derivation, deriving, etymologizing(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase definitiona concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol interpretationan explanation that results from interpreting something walk-througha thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process oversimplification, simplisma simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation) cause, grounds, reasona justification for something existing or happening defence, defense, vindicationthe justification for some act or belief exposition, expoundinga systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic construalan interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing contextual definitiona definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation dictionary definitiona definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol explicit definitiona definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined ostensive definitiona definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined recursive definition(mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps redefinitionthe act of giving a new definition stipulative definitiona definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage clarification, elucidation, illuminationan interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding eisegesispersonal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas exegesisan explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) ijtihadthe endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen literal interpretationan interpretation based on the exact wording versionan interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint readinga particular interpretation or performance construction, twistan interpretation of a text or action reconstructionan interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence popularisation, popularizationan interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstandingputting the wrong interpretation on statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc 5v to give an account or representation of in words Syn|Hyper describe, report inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to 6v be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam Hyper be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 7v furnish a justifying analysis or explanation 2I can't account for the missing money Syn|Hyper answer for declare state emphatically and authoritatively 1n a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services he asked to see the executive who handled his account Syn|Hypo|Hyper business relationship brokerage account a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage bank accounta fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals short accounta brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own) cash accountan account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis margin accountan account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit giro accountan account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bank checking account, chequing account, current accounta bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand savings accounta bank account that accumulates interest relationship a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries 2n a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance they send me an accounting every month Syn|Hypo|Hyper account statement, accounting capital account (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date capital account(economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities profit and loss, profit and loss accountan account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss suspense accountan account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification expense account, travel and entertainment accountan account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses financial statement, statement a document showing credits and debits 3n an itemized statement of money owed for goods or services send me an account of what I owe Syn|Hypo|Hyper bill, invoice electric bill a bill for money owed for electricity used hotel billstatement of charges for staying in a hotel doctor's bill, medical billstatement of charges for medical services phone bill, telephone billstatement of charges for telephone service reckoning, tallya bill for an amount due tax billmoney owed for taxes check, chit, tabthe bill in a restaurant financial statement, statement a document showing credits and debits 4v keep an account of 3Syn|Hypo calculate credit accounting: enter as credit balancecompute credits and debits of an account overbalancecause to be off balance debitenter as debit compoundcalculate principal and interest bill, chargedemand payment financesell or provide on credit impose, levyimpose and collect titheexact a tithe from assesscharge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine underchargecharge (someone) too little money surchargecharge an extra fee, as for a special service invoicesend an bill to chargeenter a certain amount as a charge 1n grounds don't do it on my account the paper was rejected on account of its length Syn|Hyper score ground, reason a rational motive for a belief or action 2n importance or value a person of considerable account he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance Hyper importance the quality of being important and worthy of note 3n the quality of taking advantage she turned her writing skills to good account Hyper gain, profit the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
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