"call to account" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 追责
• 追究责任

Definition

要求某人解释他们的行为或为他们所做的事负责，通常是在出现问题时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或半正式场合，如职场、政府或法律领域，往往含有批评或追究责任的意味。常与要求解释错误或失误有关。

Examples

The manager will call to account the employee who made the mistake.

经理会**追责**那个犯错的员工。

Teachers are often called to account for their students' results.

老师们经常因为学生的成绩被**追究责任**。

The company was called to account for its poor safety record.

公司由于安全记录差被**追究责任**。

It's about time someone was called to account for all this chaos.

早该有人为这场混乱被**追责**了。

Politicians must be called to account when they misuse public funds.

官员滥用公款时必须被**追责**。

Don’t worry, he’ll be called to account for his actions sooner or later.

别担心，他迟早会为他的行为被**追究责任**。