1. by (from) all accounts 據說，據報道，根據各方面所說。
如：He is a great football player, from all accounts. 據說他是個很不了起的`足球運動員。
I’ve never been there but it is, by all accounts, a lovely place. 我從未去過那地方，但聽說那地方很好。
2. on account of 因為，由於。如：He couldn’t come on account of his illness. 他因病不能前來。
On account of holiday our store will be closed tomorrow. 由於明天是假日，我們商店停止營業。
3. on all accounts (on every account) 總之，無論如何。
如：On all accounts you must go. 總之，你一定得去。
It is best to stay here on every account. 總之，留在這兒是最好的。
4. on no accounts 絕不，無論如何都不。
如：My name must on no accounts be mentioned to anyone. 我的名字是絕不能向任何人提起的。
I will never do such a thing on any account. 無論如何我決不做這樣的事。
on no accounts若置於句首，句子要用倒裝句式。
如：On no accounts must this switch be touched. 這個開關是絕不能觸控的。
5. on one’s account 為了某人的緣故。
如：Don’t put off the meeting on my account. 不要為了我而把會議推遲。
I didn’t tell her the news on her husband's account. 由於她丈夫的關係，我沒有把這訊息告訴她。
6. take sth into account 考慮，注意。如：考慮，注意。
如：You should take the expenses into account. 你應該把費用考慮進去。
When judging his performance, don’t take his age into account. 評定他的表現時，不必考慮他的年齡。
有時 sth 較長，也可放在後面。
如：We must take into account the boy’s long illness. 我們必須考慮到這個孩子已經病了很久。
有時也可說成 take account of sth。
如：You must take account of this fact. / You must take this fact into account. 你必須考慮到這個事實
