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(from www.yywords.com)：

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。