account for

To constitute the governing or primary factor

导致，引起：构成决定性的或主要的因素

Bad weather accounted for the long delay.

长期的延缓是因为坏天气

To provide an explanation or justification

做出解释，提出理由

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

嫌疑犯不能说明那天晚上他的时间安排

by (或 from) all accounts

according to what one has heard or read

根据各种流传的说法

by all accounts he is a pretty nice guy.

据说他是个非常好的人。

call (或 bring) someone to account

require someone to explain a mistake or poor performance

要求解释错误（或失误）

give a good (或 bad) account of oneself

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

表现出色（或拙劣）

keep an account of

keep a record of

记录

leave something out of account

fail or decline to consider a factor

未能（或不予）考虑

money of account

denominations of money used in reckoning but not current as coins

记账货币

on someone's account

for a specified person's benefit

为（某人）着想

don't bother on my account.

不要为我多费神了。

on one's own account

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

靠自己（的钱财）

he began trading on his own account.

他开始独立经商。

settle (或 square) accounts with

pay money owed to (someone)

与（某人）结清账目

take something into account (或 take account of)

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

（在决定或行动之前）将…考虑进去

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

(谚)萝卜青菜，各有所爱

turn something to good account

turn something to one's advantage

利用；善用

take account of

考虑到