for
介词 prep.
连词 conj.
助词
英 /fɔː/|/fə/
美 /fɔɹ/|/foː/|/fə/|/fɚ/
英文释义
介词 prep.
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Towards; in the direction of.
— The astronauts headed for the moon.
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Leading towards in time or circumstance.
— We're heading for bankruptcy.
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Directed at; intended to belong to.
— I have something for you.
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In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
— Everything I do, I do for you.
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Befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to.
— I’ll strike a blow for you.
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To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose or meaning.
— This is a new bell for my bicycle.
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Supporting, in favour of.
— All those for the motion, raise your hands.
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Because of.
— He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
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In order to cure, remove or counteract.
— I need to spray my house for termites.
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So as to allow (something or someone) to take position.
— Make way for the president!
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In anticipation of.
— Stand by for your cue.
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As an evaluation of; as to evaluate in connection with.
— I am grading for style on this paper.
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So as to identify or locate.
— They swept the area for enemy operatives.
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Over (a period of time).
— I've lived here for three years.
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Throughout or across (a distance in space).
— I can see for miles.
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Used to introduce a subject of a to-infinitive clause.
— It seems unreasonable for our boss to withhold our wages.
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On behalf of.
— I will stand in for him.
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In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
— I used a hay bale for a bed.
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In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
— I got five hundred pounds for that old car!
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In order to obtain or acquire.
— I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
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By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
— Fair for its day.
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To be, or as being.
— Don't take me for a fool.
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Despite, in spite of.
— For all his expensive education, he didn't seem very bright.
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Indicating something desired or anticipated.
— O for the wings of a dove.
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Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence .
— Go scuba diving? For one thing, I can't even swim.
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In honor of; after.
— He is named for his grandfather.
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Due for or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
— He totally screwed up that project. Now he's surely for the sack.
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Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
— In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
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For the price of.
— Special offer: three for two.
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Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
— At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
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Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
— We'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet.
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So (that), in order to
— He took the swing shift for he could get more overtime.
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Used in various other more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.
— to account for one's whereabouts to care for a relative to settle for second best to allow for mistakes
连词 conj.
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Because.
— I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.
助词
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To; (the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive).
— Ugh—I’ll not be able for get up. Send for M’sieu le Curé—I’ll be goin’ for die for sure.
词汇关系
反义词
衍生词
benevolent dictator for life
bond for deed
cheek for chowl
close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades
cure for cancer
fish for compliments
for all
forasmuch
for a while
forcause
for crying in the beer
forever
for fear that
for good
for good and all
for good measure
for hellery
for it
for kicks
for me and not for thee
formenism
for real
for reasons
forsooth
for sport
for the chop
for the craic
for the love of Moses
for the love of the game
for the record
forwhy
gape for
go for the jugular vein
herefor
herefore
make a dash for it
not for
once and for all
puke for brains
run for cover
save the drama for your momma
sorry for 1999
thank you for your attention to this matter
toco for yam
what do you do for a living
wherefor
wherefore
why for
词源
词源 1
Inherited from Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, because of”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.
Cognate with West Frisian foar (“for”), Dutch voor (“for”), German für (“for”), Danish for (“for”), Swedish för (“for”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk for (“for”), Icelandic fyrir (“for”), Latin per (“by, through, for, by means of”) and Romance language descendants (e.g. Spanish por (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Slovak pre (“for”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).
Cognate with West Frisian foar (“for”), Dutch voor (“for”), German für (“for”), Danish for (“for”), Swedish för (“for”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk for (“for”), Icelandic fyrir (“for”), Latin per (“by, through, for, by means of”) and Romance language descendants (e.g. Spanish por (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Slovak pre (“for”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, because of”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.
Cognate with West Frisian foar (“for”), Dutch voor (“for”), German für (“for”), Danish for (“for”), Swedish för (“for”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk for (“for”), Icelandic fyrir (“for”), Latin per (“by, through, for, by means of”) and Romance language descendants (e.g. Spanish por (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Slovak pre (“for”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).
Cognate with West Frisian foar (“for”), Dutch voor (“for”), German für (“for”), Danish for (“for”), Swedish för (“for”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk for (“for”), Icelandic fyrir (“for”), Latin per (“by, through, for, by means of”) and Romance language descendants (e.g. Spanish por (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Slovak pre (“for”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).
词源 3
Inherited from Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, because of”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.
Cognate with West Frisian foar (“for”), Dutch voor (“for”), German für (“for”), Danish for (“for”), Swedish för (“for”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk for (“for”), Icelandic fyrir (“for”), Latin per (“by, through, for, by means of”) and Romance language descendants (e.g. Spanish por (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Slovak pre (“for”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).
Cognate with West Frisian foar (“for”), Dutch voor (“for”), German für (“for”), Danish for (“for”), Swedish för (“for”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk for (“for”), Icelandic fyrir (“for”), Latin per (“by, through, for, by means of”) and Romance language descendants (e.g. Spanish por (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Slovak pre (“for”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).
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