account的常用短语
1. by (from) all accounts 据说,据报道,根据各方面所说。如:
He is a great football player, from all accounts. 据说他是个很不了起的足球运动员。
I’ve never been there but it is, by all accounts, a lovely place. 我从未去过那地方,但听说那地方很好。
2. on account of 因为,由于。如:
He couldn’t come on account of his illness. 他因病不能前来。
On account of holiday our store will be closed tomorrow. 由于明天是假日,我们商店停止营业。
3. on all accounts (on every account) 总之,无论如何。如:
On all accounts you must go. 总之,你一定得去。
It is best to stay here on every account. 总之,留在这儿是最好的。
4. on no accounts 绝不,无论如何都不。如:
My name must on no accounts be mentioned to anyone. 我的名字是绝不能向任何人提起的。
I will never do such a thing on any account. 无论如何我决不做这样的事。
若置于句首,句子要用倒装句式。如:
On no accounts must this switch be touched. 这个开关是绝不能触摸的。
5. on one’s account 为了某人的缘故。如:
Don’t put off the meeting on my account. 不要为了我而把会议推迟。
I didn’t tell her the news on her husband. 由于她丈夫的关系,我没有把这消息告诉她。
6. take sth into account 考虑,注意。如:
You should take the expenses into account. 你应该把费用考虑进去。
When judging his performance, don’t take his age into account. 评定他的表现时,不必考虑他的年龄。
有时 sth 较长,也可放在后面。如:
We must take into account the boy’s long illness. 我们必须考虑到这个孩子已经病了很久。
有时也可说成 take account of sth。如:
You must take account of this fact. / You must take this fact into account. 你必须考虑到这个事实。