起初，菲利普因費用而猶豫不決。
He driven very slowly, on account of fog.
由於大霧,他駕駛得很慢。
Illness caught him inevitably on account of overwork.
由於工作過度，他生病是不可避免的。
In return for sth; on account of sth
作為對。。。的回報；考慮到
The house collapsed on account of an earthquake.
房屋因地震而倒塌。
The game was called off on account of rain.
比賽因下雨而取消了。
Trains were delayed on account of the bad weather.
由於天氣不好，火車都誤點了。
Bill cannot come to the meeting on account of illness
比爾因病不能到會
We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather
由於天氣不好,我們將啟程的時間推遲了
On account of this, his house was always full of peanuts.
因此他家裏不時有落花生囤積著。
He didn't go on account of his illness.
他因病未去。
All on account of that, I got told off.
都是為了那事，我受到責備。
On account of inflation, money is lowering its value.
由於通貨膨脹，金錢正在貶值。
He is in bad odor on account of his dishonesty.
他因不誠實而名譽不好。
He is in good odour on account of his honesty.
他因誠實而獲得好名聲。
He was disqualified for the post on account of age.
年齡不合格使他無法無資格任此職。