to account to
[phrase form: account]
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向...解释, 向...说明自己的行动
to explain one's actions or decisions to someone, usually a higher authority or supervisor
例子
As the project manager, she had to account to the senior executives for the progress of the project.
作为项目经理，她必须向高级管理人员汇报项目的进展。
Employees must account to their supervisors for how they allocate their work hours.
员工必须向他们的主管说明他们如何分配工作时间。
