基本相同
give sb an account of给某人汇报情况,作说明,例如
Please give me an account of your trip.
请你告诉我你旅行的情况.
He will give you an account of what happened.
他会对所发生的事给你一个说明.
account for对…负有责任；对…做出解释；说明……的原因
How do you account for the accident?
你怎么解释那场事故?
Jack could not account for his foolish mistake.
杰克无法解释自己的愚蠢错误.
She knew not what to think,nor how to account for it.
她不知道如何想法才好,也不知道怎样去解释这种情景.