"call to account" 怎么发音
expression
KAWL tuh uh-KOWNT
KAWL tuh uh-KOWNT
释义
To demand that someone explain their actions or take responsibility for something they have done, often when something has gone wrong.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkɔɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /əˈkaʊnt
英式英语
kˈɔːl/ /tˈuː/ /ɐkˈaʊnt
简化发音
美式
KAWL tuh uh-KOWNT
英式
KAWL tuh uh-KOWNT
语境中听
The manager will call to account the employee who made the mistake.
Teachers are often called to account for their students' results.
The company was called to account for its poor safety record.
It's about time someone was called to account for all this chaos.