account for

To constitute the governing or primary factor

導致，引起：構成決定性的或主要的因素

Bad weather accounted for the long delay.

長期的延緩是因為壞天氣

To provide an explanation or justification

做出解釋，提出理由

The suspect couldn't account for his time that night.

嫌疑犯不能說明那天晚上他的時間安排

by (或 from) all accounts

according to what one has heard or read

根據各種流傳的說法

by all accounts he is a pretty nice guy.

據說他是個非常好的人。

call (或 bring) someone to account

require someone to explain a mistake or poor performance

要求解釋錯誤（或失誤）

give a good (或 bad) account of oneself

make a favourable (or unfavourable) impression through one's performance

表現出色（或拙劣）

keep an account of

keep a record of

記錄

leave something out of account

fail or decline to consider a factor

未能（或不予）考慮

money of account

denominations of money used in reckoning but not current as coins

記賬貨幣

on someone's account

for a specified person's benefit

為（某人）著想

don't bother on my account.

不要為我多費神了。

on one's own account

with one's own money or assets, rather than for an employer or client

靠自己（的錢財）

he began trading on his own account.

他開始獨立經商。

settle (或 square) accounts with

pay money owed to (someone)

與（某人）結清賬目

take something into account (或 take account of)

consider a specified thing along with other factors before reaching a decision or taking action

（在決定或行動之前）將…考慮進去

there's no accounting for tastes (或 taste)

(proverb)it's impossible to explain why different people like different things, especially those things which the speaker considers unappealing

(諺)蘿卜青菜，各有所愛

turn something to good account

turn something to one's advantage

利用；善用

take account of

考慮到