| 单词 | account for sth |
| 释义 | ● acˈcount for sth 🔑 to be the explanation or cause of sth 是…的说明（或原因）SYN explain◆ 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。🔑 to give an explanation of sth 解释；说明SYN explain◆ How do you account for the show's success ? 你认为这次演出为何成功？🔑 to be a particular amount or part of sth （数量上、比例上）占◆ The Japanese market accounts for 35% of the company's revenue . 日本市场占该公司收入的 35%。proportionDescribing fractions and proportions描述分数和份额◆According to this pie chart, a third of students' leisure time is spent watching TV.如饼分图所示，学生的闲暇时间有三分之一都花在看电视上。◆One in five hours is/are spent socializing.每五个小时中有一个小时花在社交活动上。◆Socializing accounts for / makes up / comprises about 20% of leisure time.社交活动占去大约百分之二十的闲暇时间。◆Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport.学生们玩电脑游戏的时间是做运动时间的两倍。◆Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading.玩电脑游戏的时间是阅读时间的三倍。◆The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading.玩电脑游戏的时间比阅读时间多两倍。◆The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games.大部分时间都花在玩电脑游戏上。 ➡ note athalf ➡ synonyms atconsist ➡ language bank atexpect , fall , illustrate , increase See also account |
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