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●acˈcount for sth🔑 to be the explanation or cause of sth 是…的说明（或原因） SYN explain ◆The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. 天气不好可能是人来得少的原因。◆Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened). 哎呀，原来是这么一回事。🔑 to give an explanation of sth 解释；说明 SYN explain ◆How do you account for the show's success? 你认为这次演出为何成功？🔑 to be a particular amount or part of sth （数量上、比例上）占◆The Japanese market accounts for 35% of the company's revenue. 日本市场占该公司收入的 35%。proportionDescribing fractions and proportions 描述分数和份额- ◆According to this pie chart, a third of students' leisure time is spent watching TV. 如饼分图所示，学生的闲暇时间有三分之一都花在看电视上。
- ◆ One in five hours is/are spent socializing. 每五个小时中有一个小时花在社交活动上。
- ◆Socializing accounts for / makes up / comprises about 20% of leisure time. 社交活动占去大约百分之二十的闲暇时间。
- ◆Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport. 学生们玩电脑游戏的时间是做运动时间的两倍。
- ◆ Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading. 玩电脑游戏的时间是阅读时间的三倍。
- ◆The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading. 玩电脑游戏的时间比阅读时间多两倍。
- ◆ The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games. 大部分时间都花在玩电脑游戏上。
➡ note at half ➡ synonyms at consist ➡ language bank at expect, fall, illustrate, increaseSee also account |