by all accounts, from all accounts 谁都说；据说；根据报道；account有关的俗语
by all accounts, from all accounts 据说；根据报道by / from all accounts
according to what other people say
据说；根据报道:
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。
It has, from all accounts, been a successful marriage. 谁都说这是一桩美满的婚姻。
▪ by your own account
according to what you say yourself
根据某人自己所说:
By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.
据他自己说,他有一个不幸的童年。
▪ give a good / poor ac'count of yourself
(BrE)
to do sth or perform well or badly, especially in a contest
(尤指比赛中)表现好/不好,干得出色/差劲:
The team gave a good account of themselves in the match.
这个队在比赛中表现出色。
▪ of no / little ac'count (formal)not important
不重要；无足轻重
▪ on account
if you buy sth or pay on account, you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later
挂账；(先付小部份款额的)赊账
▪ on sb's account
because of what you think sb wants
为了某人的缘故:
Please don't change your plans on my account.
请别因为我而改变你的计划。
▪ on account of sb / sth
because of sb / sth
由于；因为:
She retired early on account of ill health.
她体弱多病,所以提前退休。
▪ on no account | not on any account
(used to emphasize sth 用于强调)
not for any reason
决不；绝对不:
On no account should the house be left unlocked.
离开住宅时千万要锁门。
▪ on your own ac'count
1. for yourself
为自己:
In 1992 Smith set up in business on his own account.
1992 年史密斯自己开始经商。
2. because you want to and you have decided, not sb else
自愿地:
No one sent me, I am here on my own account.
没有人派我,我自己来的。
▪ on this / that account (formal)because of the particular thing that has been mentioned
由于这个/那个缘故:
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启程。
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