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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第499页（2525字）
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prep．①(表示方向)向…，到…去：the train for Peking开往北京的火车．passengers for Hanoi去河内的乘客．leave(sail) for Viet Nam动身(坐船)到越南去．The ship was making for the open sea．这只船正向大海驶去．②(表示目的、志向、愿望)：go for a walk散步．struggle for liberation为解放而斗争．The boy is intended for a carpenter．想让这男孩当木匠．How I wish for an opportunity to go to Peking!我多么希望有机会到北京去!What for?为了什么?What’s the machine for?这机器做什么用?③(表示请求、期待)：He begged for your help．他请求你帮助．When may we hope for your return?我们能指望你什么时候回来?④为，给：What can I do for you?我能帮你什么忙吗?Here’s a letter for you．有你一封信．⑤(表示准备)：prepare for an examination准备考试．lay in stores for the winter贮物过冬．They got ready for departure他们做好了出发的准备．⑥(表示爱好、才能、观感)：a taste for art爱好艺术．I have a high regard for your opinion．我非常重视你的意见．He has a talent for painting．他有绘画的才能．⑦(表示适合、宜于)：be good for the health有益于健康．be fit for the post适于这个职务．The hat is too big for him．这顶帽子他戴太大．The seat is good enough for me．这位子对我来说够好的了．⑧关于，对于，就…而言：It is very warm for a winter day．就冬天来说，这样的天气算暖和的了．He is tall for his age．从年龄来看，他的个子是高的．⑨(表示拥护、赞成)：I’m for the proposal．我赞成这个建议．Some vote for Comrade Li；others，against him．有些人赞成李同志，有些人反对．⑩(表示交换、代替)：a substitute for milk powder奶粉代用品．act for sb．代替某人．He bought a book for one yuan．他用一元钱买了一本书．stand for 代替：The lettersP．L．A．stand for the People’s Liberation Army．字母P．L．A．代表the People’s Liberation Army．⑾(表示符合)：eye for eye， tooth for tooth以眼还眼，以牙还牙．Don’t translate word for word不要逐字翻译(直译)．⑿(表示当作、作为)：We chose him for our group leader．我们选他当组长．take sb．or sth．for 误认为：To hear him speak English．one would take him for an Englishman．听他说英语，别人会认为他是英国人．⒀(表示理由、原因)：for this reason为了这个缘故．dance for joy欣然起舞．The mother gets angry with the child for its doing such a thing．母亲因孩子做了这样的事而生气．The West Lake is noted for its scenery．西湖因风景而着名．My shoes are the worse for wear．我的鞋子穿坏了．⒁虽然，尽管：For all the difficulties．they finished it in time．尽管困难很多，他们还是按时完成了．It is true for all that．虽然如此，毕竟是真的．⒂(表示时间、距离)：I have been here for three days．我到这儿三天了．It is getting on for four o’clock．快到四点了．The meeting was arranged for two o’clock．会议安排在两点开始．We travelled for ten miles．我们走了十哩．⒃(表示程度、范围)：They drew on the cashier for 100 yuan．他们向出纳员支了一百元．They were all out for 20．他们二十人全出来了．⒄(用于 for +名词或代词+不定式的句型中)：It is wrong for you to do so．你这样做是错误的．For me to go is impossible．我去是不可能的．It is time for you to start．你该动身了．I wrote for him to come．我写信要他来．
－conj．(口语不常用)因为，由于：I asked him to stay to tea，for I had something to consult with him．由于有事与他商量，我留他吃茶．It is going to rain，for the barometer is falling．要下雨了，因为睛雨计在下降．