On no account should the soldiers be blamed for what happened.（注意：on no account位于句首时，句子常用部分倒装语序）

Don't give up on any account.

We must take local conditions into account when we make the plan.

He could not account for his foolish mistake.

【即学即练】根据汉语意思补全下面句子（每空一词）。

1. 她把事故向警方作了详细叙述。

　She gave the police ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________.

2. 由于她腿上有伤痛,她经常穿着平底鞋。

She usually wears flat shoes, ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ in her leg.

3. 决不要在我工作的时候打扰我。

　________ ________ ________ must you disturb me when I'm working.

4. 你能对你那天的举动作出解释吗？

　Can you ________ ________ your behaviour on that day?

devote

【语境展示】阅读下面句子，并试着归纳devote的意思及用法。

1. I don't think we should devote any more time to this question.

2. I will devote the next several minutes to helping the students memorize the dialogue.

3. After graduation he devoted himself entirely to music.

4. She devoted herself full-time to her growing business.

【自我归纳】devote 是动词，意为"把......献给；把......用在"。常用搭配：devote sth. to (doing) sth.（句1、句2）；devote ________ to sth.（句3、句4）。

【拓展】be devoted to意为"专心致志于，献身于；热爱"。如：

He was still devoted to the study of chemistry.

She is devoted to her children.

devotion是名词，意为"献身，忠心；深爱，挚爱"，后常跟介词to。如：

She will be remembered for her selfless devotion to her work.