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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中央民族大学出版社《新英汉大词典上》第445页（1036字）

【词性】：prep．

【释义】：

①代，替〔He used a rope for his belt．他用一根绳子代替腰带。

〕②支持，赞成，拥护〔to fight for liberty为自由而战to vote for levy投票赞成征兵〕③为纪念；为向…表示尊敬〔The baby was named for his uncle．男孩的名字是为纪念他的叔叔而起的。〕④为了(表目的)〔He walks for exercise．他散步锻炼身体。She left for home．她动身回家。

I asked for Bill．我询问比尔的情况。〕⑤寻找〔Looking for berries．找浆果。〕⑥供；适合于(表对象、用途)〔dresses for young girls适合于年轻姑娘们穿的衣服money for paying bills用来付帐的钱〕⑦对于；关于〔a need for improvement改进的必要；an ear for music欣赏音乐的能力〕⑧当作，作为〔Do you take me for a fool?你把我当作傻瓜了吗?〕⑨考虑到；就…而言〔He is tall for his age．就他的年龄而言，他算是高个儿。

〕⑩因为，由于〔He was praised for his honesty．他因诚实而受到表扬。〕⑾尽管，虽然〔She was unhappy for all her money．尽管她有钱，她并不感到幸福。〕⑿交换；对比〔For every dollar he earned，his father gave him another．他每挣一美元，他的爸爸就再给他一美元。

〕⒀等于，与…等量〔a bill for 6060美元的帐单〕⒁以…的价格〔Joe sold his bicycle for 10．乔以十美元卖了他的自行车。〕⒂(距离)达，计〔I walked with him for two miles．我同他走了两英里。〕⒃(时间)达，计〔The movie lasts for an hour．这个电影演一个小时。

〕‖ conj．因为〔Comfort her，for she is sad．安慰安慰她，因为她很难过。〕／O!for…要是能有…多好啊!〔O!for a glass of cold water．要是能有一杯冰水该有多好啊!〕