account for something
phrasal verb with account verb [ T + obj + noun/adj ] formal uk/əˈkaʊnt/ us/əˈkaʊnt/
（在数量上）占
to form the total of something
Students account for the vast majority of our customers. 我们的顾客绝大多数是学生。
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