responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked (对自己的决定、行为)负有责任,有说明义务 The state spends taxpayers’ money and should be held accountable. 国家花纳税人的钱,应该追究责任。 - accountable to somebody
Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters. 从政者最终是向选民负责。 - accountable for something
Someone must be held accountable for the killings. 必须有人要对这些凶杀事件负责。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc1Local authorities should be publicly accountable to the communities they serve. 地方当局应对所服务的社区民众负责。 Politicians are accountable to Parliament. 从政者向议会负责。 Senior managers are directly accountable to the Board of Directors. 高层管理人员直接对董事会负责。 Someone has to be held ultimately accountable for the accident. 必须有人对这起事故负最终责任。 The directors are held accountable by the shareholders. 股东认为董事应负责任。 The real power lies with a bureaucracy that is not accountable to the public. 实权掌握在对公众不负责任的官僚手中。 a democratically accountable parliament 负有民主职责的议会 democratically accountable leaders 负有民主职责的领导人
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