acˈcount for sb/sth1to know where sb/sth is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident(尤指在事故之后)了解,查明All passengers have now been accounted for.现在所有乘客的情况均已查明。2(informal)to defeat or destroy sb/sth打败;破坏;摧毁;消灭Our anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers.我们的高射炮击落了五架敌人的轰炸机。 |