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高考英语高频单词之一是account。这个词作为名词和动词的用法和词义比较多，同时和它搭配构成的词组也比较多，因而给考生带来了相当大的麻烦，应该引起考生的高度重视。Account作为名词表示的账户的用法很常见，如银行账户和网络用户等，同时，还可以表示叙述和解释等的意义，需要考生多加注意。此外，最麻烦的应该是作为动词和for构成的动词词组出现的频率非常高，而且其意义和用法比较多，更需要考生进行更多的阅读训练。下面即从account这个词的词性、释义、用法和翻译等方面做一些解释和说明，供考生参考。
一、account的名词词性和名词词组
1. 名词
1.1.（银行）账户（an arrangement that sb has with a bank, etc. to keep money there, take some out, etc.）
例如：budget account（预算账户）, checking account（活期存款账户）, current account（活期存款账户/往来账户）, deposit account（定期存款账户）
1.2.（商业）账目（a written record of money that is owed to a business and of money that has been paid by it ）
例如：expense account（报销账目/费用账户）, profit and loss account（损益账）
1.3.（商店）赊销账；赊欠账；赊购（an arrangement with a shop/store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month）
如：Put it on my account please. （请记在我的赊购账上。）
1.4.（互联网、电子邮件等的）账户；账号（an arrangement that sb has with a company that allows them to use the Internet, send and receive messages by email, etc.）
如：Internet/email account（互联网/电子邮件账户）
1.5．描述；叙述；报告（a written or spoken description of sth that has happened）
如；a full account of the incident. （关于事件的详尽的叙述）
1.6．价值；重要性（worth, importance，value）
如：a person of considerable account（极其重要的人）
2. 与account搭配的名词词组与例句
2.1. by/from all accounts （据说；根据报道）
例句：I"ve never been there, but it"s a lovely place, by all accounts. （我从未去过那里，但据说是个美丽的地方。）
2.2. of no/little account （不重要；无足轻重）
例句：She had made me feel so utterly wrong and of no account that I needed to bolster myself. （她迫使我感到我这么做完全错了，毫无用处，使得我别无选择只好硬逞能。
2.3. on sb"s account （为了某人的缘故）
例句：Please don’t change your plans on my account. （请别因为我而改变你的计划。）
2.4. on account of sb/sth （由于；因为）
例句：She retired early on account of ill health. （她体弱多病，所以提前退休。）
2.5. on no account/not on any account (决不；绝对不)
例句：On no account should the house be left unlocked. （离开住宅时千万要锁门。）
2.6. on this/that account （由于这个/那个缘故）
例句：Weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account. （天气不好，但他并没有因此延期起程。）
2.7. take account of sth/take sth into account （考虑到；顾及）
例句：The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible.
只要有可能，这家公司总是尽量考虑到环境问题。
二、account动词词性和动词词组account for的意义和例句
1. 动词
认为是，视为（to have the opinion that sb/sth is a particular thing）
例句：The opening day of the battle was, nevertheless, accounted a success. （尽管如此，开战那天还是被认为取得了成功。）
2. 动词词组account for sth （解释，说明；是…的说明或原因；（数量上、比例上）占；（尤指在事故之后）了解，查明）
例句：
2.1. How do you account for the show"s success? （你怎么解释这次演出为什么成功？）
2.2. Many explanations have been offered to account for all the mysterious happenings during the many thousands of years. （几千年来，对于所有神秘事件的原因都有很多种解释。）
2.3. Remote-sensing and telecommunications satellites account for about 71% of the total number of satellites developed and launched by China. （中国研制和发射的卫星中，遥感卫星和通信卫星约占71%。）
2.4. But it’s just a slight preference, and the effect is far too small to account for the observed imbalance between matter and antimatter. （但是这仅仅是一种轻微的倾向，以至于在现实世界难以观测到物质和反物质的不平衡现象。）
三、含有account for的片段阅读与翻译
Many businesses had argued that cashless shopping helped improve safety at stores because cashiers would not have to handle cash and managers would not have to take cash deposits to a bank, risking loss or theft.
Even with the expanding use of cards and phones, cash remains king, according to Bloomberg. Paper money is used for nearly a third of U.S. purchases, with debit and credit cards accounting for 31 percent and 28 percent, respectively, the report said.
Nevertheless, buying with Visa, MasterCard or other cards hit a record $18.7 trillion in 2018, the outlet reported.
In Sweden, cashless retail is more popular. Only 1 in 4 Swedes use cash at least once a week, National Public Radio reported last year.
词汇释义：
cashless：非现金，无现金
cashiers：收款员
cash deposits：现金储蓄
debit and credit cards：借记卡和信用卡
respectively：分别地
trillion：万亿
outlet：折扣店
retail：零售
译文：
许多企业认为非现金购物帮助提高了商店的安全，因为收款员可以不必经手现金，而经理也不必冒着丢失和失窃的风险把现金拿到银行去储存。
根据彭博社，即使银行卡和电话的使用在不断扩大，现在仍然是现金为王。据报道，在美国有接近三分之一的购物是使用纸币，而使用借记卡和信用卡的分别占百分之三十一和二十八。
不过，根据来自折扣店的报告，2018年用维萨卡和万事达卡的购物创下了18.7万亿的记录。
在瑞典，非现金零售更为流行。据美国公共电台去年报道，每四个瑞典人中只有一个人每周至少使用一次现金。
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