如题所述
- prep.
- 为了,为…目的:
to run for exercise
为锻炼而跑步
to go for a walk
去散步
属于…的;…用的:equipment for the education
教育设备
适合于…需要(或目的):a room for sleeping
卧室
medicine for the children
适合于儿童使用的药物
为了成为;为了得到(或获得);为拯救(或保持):to fight for one's life
为生存而斗争
to send for a doctor
去请医生
代替,取代;作为…的符号:to use blankets for coats
用毯子代替外衣
a substitute for butter
黄油代用品
代表,代理;为了…的利益:to act for another
代替别人
A lawyer acts for his client.
律师代表他的当事人行动。
对…特别敏感,对…反应(或理解)快:She has an eye for beauty.
她对美有鉴赏力。
赞成…,支持…,拥护;有利于:to vote for a levy
投票赞成征税
Are you against it or for it?
你对此事是反对呢还是赞成?
为了向…表示敬意:to give a banquet for someone
设宴招待某人
(开)往…,以…为目的地:to start for Beijing
出发到北京去
to leave for home
动身回家
寻找,寻求;希望,渴望;贪求,期待:to look for a lost article
寻找失物
to hunger for knowledge
渴求知识
专门(供)给,有特殊用途:flowers for a girl
给少女的花
money for paying bills
付账的钱
当作,作为:to know a thing for a fact
知道某事属实
关于,至于;考虑到(…的性质),就…而言(或而论):too warm for April
就四月而言,天太热
a need for improvement
改进的必要
由于,因为,作为(…的)结果:to cry for pain
痛得哭了
虽然,尽管(常与 all 连用):stupid for all her learning
学得那么多,还是很笨
与…成比例;与…相称,与…对应;与…一致:For one enemy he has a hundred friends.
他有一敌而有百友。
two dollars spent for every dollar
每挣一美元就得花去二美元
相当于,等于[前接或后跟同一名词时,for 在两个比较或相反的事物中表示相等]:a bill for $100 100
美元的账单
以…价格(或支付);换,交换;作为…的补偿:I paid $50 for it.
我花了50美元买它。
(数量、距离)达,计:to walk for a mile
步行一英里
处罚:payment for the crime
犯罪的代价
在…期间,在(指定时间):an appointment for two o'clock
两点钟的约会
为了变成:to go for a soldier
去当兵
[用来引导相当于定语从句的不定式短语]:It's for you to decide.
该由你来决定。
It's time for me to go.
我该去了。
[废语]在…之前- 因为,由于…的缘故;既然;鉴于…:因为,由于…的缘故;既然;鉴于…:
He felt no fear, for he was a brave man.
他不感到害怕,因为他是个勇敢的人。
Comfort him for he is sad.
去安慰他,因为他很悲伤。[比 because 较为正式,少用于口语中,用于提出证据或说明前面刚作的陈述]
短语:
be for it (或 the high jump) [俚语]一定要受谴责(或处罚)(常与 shall, will 连用)
for all 尽管,虽然
for (a person or thing) to (人或物)应,将,必须…等,应由某人做…,使(某人等)做(某事)[for 与名词或代词连用,后面接动词不定式,构成名词短语]
for all 尽管;虽然
as for 关于,至于
up for 打算;在选举中被提名;在法庭受审;被关押
for one 举个例说;作为其中一个
do for 毁坏;代替;对…有效
in for 从事;免不了遭受
go for 去找;被认为;主张;拥护;努力获取
go in for 参加,从事;追求;赞成
go on for 接近
as for as 就…而论;据…;至于