verb
to form or be the source of a particular amount （数量上、比例上）占 ◆ Sales to Europe accounted for 80% of our total sales last year. 去年欧洲的销售量占我们总销量的 80%。
to give an explanation of sth; to be the explanation or cause of sth 解释，说明（某事）；是…的原因 ◆ We cannot account for the sudden fall in the company's share price. 我们无法解释公司股票价格突然下跌的原因。 ◆ The low inflation rate is accounted for by the falling prices of goods. 低通货膨胀率是因物价下跌造成的。
( ) to record an amount in a company's financial records in a particular way 记账 ◆ The capital gain has been accounted for in the profit and loss account. 资本收益已记在损益账户上。 ➡ unaccounted for