account for sthADVERB➤fully充分解釋⋯◇The increase can be fully accounted for.這種增長完全可以作出解釋。➤partly部份地解釋⋯◇The differences in achievement between the students are partly accounted for by differences in age.學生成績的差異部份是由於年齡差異造成的。➤adequately, properly充分地/恰當地解釋⋯