基本相同
give sb an account of給某人匯報情況,作說明,例如
Please give me an account of your trip.
請你告訴我你旅行的情況.
He will give you an account of what happened.
他會對所發(fā)生的事給你一個說明.
account for對…負有責任；對…做出解釋；說明……的原因
How do you account for the accident?
你怎么解釋那場事故?
Jack could not account for his foolish mistake.
杰克無法解釋自己的愚蠢錯誤.
She knew not what to think,nor how to account for it.
她不知道如何想法才好,也不知道怎樣去解釋這種情景.