VOA一分鐘英語：單詞 account 的常見用法

你可能知道名詞 “account” 可以表示 “賬戶”，但你知道這個詞的其它用法嗎？短語 “take into account” 和 “account for” 分別是什么意思？聽主持人 Phil 講解 “account” 的常見用法。
 
用法總結(jié)
1. 名詞 “account” 可以表示 “記錄，賬戶”，比如 “bank account 銀行賬戶”。
I opened a new account for my savings.
My account has been locked because I forgot the log in details.
 
2. 名詞 “account” 還可以表示 “對發(fā)生過的事進行的陳述，報告”。
According to his account, it wasn't his fault!
The police has got a detailed account of that old robbery case.
 
3. 搭配 “take something into account” 的意思是 “考慮到”，與 “consider something” 相似。
We need to take into account that he has lied to us before.
I won't raise his rent, taking into account that he has just lost his job.
 
4. 搭配 “account for something” 可以表達 “就...做出解釋”。
That pool hasn't been cleaned for a while, that may account for the change of the colour.