account for ① 설명하다(explain, give an explanation for [of]) ② 원인이 되다(cause) ③ 책임지다(answer for, make oneself reponsible for, take [assume] the responsibility for [of]) ④ (비율을) 차지하다(represent) ⑤ 죽이다(kill)
Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior.
There is no accounting for tastes.
How do you account for the sudden disappearance of the murder weapon?
His carelessness accounted for his failure.
Imports from Japan accountted for 40% of the total.
Is everyone accounted for?
The terrier accounted for two of them.
The teacher must answer for their students’ disgusting behavior on the school trip