for的中文翻譯是什麼意思

PREP(表示物件)為了，給，對於

If something is for someone, they are intended to have it or benefit from it.

• Isn't that enough for you?...

  那對你來說不夠嗎？

• I have some free advice for you.

  我可以為你提供免費諮詢。

PREP受僱於

If you work or do a job for someone, you are employed by them.

• I knew he worked for a security firm...

  我知道他在一家保安公司工作。

• Have you had any experience writing for radio?

  你有給電臺寫稿子的經驗嗎？

PREP代表(群體或組織)

If you speak or act for a particular group or organization, you represent them.

• She appears nightly on the television news, speaking for the State Department.

  她作為國務院的發言人，每晚都會出現在電視新聞中。

• ...the spokesman for the Democrats.

  民主黨發言人

PREP幫助;為了

If someone does something for you, they do it so that you do not have to do it.

• If your pharmacy doesn't stock the product you want, have them order it for you...

  如果藥店沒有你想要的藥品，讓他們為你訂購。

• I hold a shop door open for an old person...

  我幫一位老人把住店門。

PREP替…(感到);為…(感到)

If you feel a particular emotion for someone, you feel it on their behalf.

• This is the best thing you've ever done – I am so happy for you!...

  這是你做得最棒的一件事——我為你感到高興！

• He felt a great sadness for this little girl.

  他為這個小女孩深感悲哀。

PREP(表示情感的物件)對

If you feel a particular emotion for someone or something, they are the object of that emotion, and you feel it when you think about them.

• John, I'm sorry for Steve, but I think you've made the right decisions...

  約翰，我為史蒂夫感到難過，但是我想你的決定是正確的。

• Mack felt a pitiless contempt for her.

  麥克對她沒有同情，只有鄙夷。

PREP供…之用;為…所需

You use for after words such as 'time', 'space', 'money', or 'energy' when you say how much there is or whether there is enough of it in order to be able to do or use a particular thing.

• Many new trains have space for wheelchair users...

  許多新型列車為坐輪椅者留有空間。

• It would take three to six hours for a round trip...

  往返行程需要 3 到 6 個小時。

PREP供(銷售、租用等)

If something is for sale, hire, or use, it is available to be sold, hired, or used.

• ...fishmongers displaying freshwater fish for sale...

  擺攤賣淡水魚的魚販

• Skis are available for hire on a daily basis.

  雪橇可以按天租用。

PREP(表示用途或目的)為了，用來

You use for when you state or explain the purpose of an object, action, or activity.

• ...drug users who use unsterile equipment for injections of drugs...

  使用未經消毒的注射器注射毒品的吸毒者

• The knife for cutting sausage was sitting in the sink.

  切香腸用的刀放在水槽裡。

PREP(置於名詞後)因為，由於

You use for after nouns expressing reason or cause.

• He's soon to make a speech in parliament explaining his reasons for going...

  他很快要在議會發表講話，說明他辭職的原因。

• The county hospital could find no physical cause for Sumner's problems...

  關於薩姆納的問題，縣醫院查不出任何生理上的原因。

CONJ-SUBORD(引導從句)因為，為了

You can use for to introduce a clause which gives the reason why you made the statement in the main clause.

• He had a great desire to have a home of his own for he had always lived with my grandmother.

  他強烈渴望擁有一個屬於自己的家，因為他一直和我祖母住在一起。

PREP因為;以…為原因

You can use for to introduce the cause of the fact that you have just mentioned.

• ...doing jobs that others turn down for lack of skill...

  做別人不願意做的沒有技術含量的工作

• They cannot sleep for hunger.

  他們餓得睡不著。

PREP(用於條件句中)如果不是為了，要不是

For is used in conditional sentences, in expressions such as 'if not for' and 'were it not for', to introduce the only thing which prevents the main part of the sentence from being true.

• If not for John, Brian wouldn't have learned the truth...

  要不是因為約翰，布賴恩也不可能知道真相。

• The earth would be a frozen ball if it were not for the radiant heat of the sun...

  如果沒有太陽輻射的熱量，地球就會變成一個冰球。

PREP(表示時間)持續

You use for to say how long something lasts or continues.

• The toaster remained on for more than an hour...

  烤麵包機持續開了一個多小時。

• For a few minutes she sat on her bed watching the clock...

  她坐在床上盯著時鐘看了幾分鐘。

PREP(表示距離)延伸

You use for to say how far something extends.

• We drove on for a few miles...

  我們繼續往前開了幾公里。

• Great clouds of black smoke were rising for several hundred feet or so.

  大片的黑色煙雲升至大約幾百英尺的空中。

PREP花費;以…的價錢

If something is bought, sold, or done for a particular amount of money, that amount of money is its price.

• We got the bus back to Tange for 30 cents...

  我們花了 30 美分坐公共汽車回到坦格。

• The Martins sold their house for about 1.4 million pounds...

  馬丁夫婦把他們的房子賣了 140 萬英鎊。

PREP在(指定的時間)

If something is planned for a particular time, it is planned to happen then.

• ...the Welsh Boat Show, planned for July 30–August 1...

  預定於 7 月 30 日至 8 月 1 日期間舉辦的威爾士船展

• Marks & Spencer will be unveiling its latest fashions for autumn and winter...

  瑪莎百貨的最新款秋冬季時裝即將亮相。

PREP在，為了(某個場合)

If you do something for a particular occasion, you do it on that occasion or to celebrate that occasion.

• He asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday...

  他問女兒過生日想要什麼。

• I'll be home for Christmas.

  我會回家過聖誕節。

PREP去;前往

If you leave for a particular place or if you take a bus, train, plane, or boat for a place, you are going there.

• They would be leaving for Rio early the next morning.

  他們第二天一早要去里約。

PREP對…來說

You use for when you make a statement about something in order to say how it affects or relates to someone, or what their attitude to it is.

• What matters for most scientists is money and facilities...

  對多數科學家來說，資金和裝置是至關重要的。

• For her, books were as necessary to life as bread...

  對她來說，書就像麵包一樣，是生活必需品。

PREP(用於形容詞、名詞和動詞短語後，引出其後動詞不定式的主語)

After some adjective, noun, and verb phrases, you use for to introduce the subject of the action indicated by the following infinitive verb.

• It might be possible for a single woman to be accepted as a foster parent...

  有可能會接受單身女子作為領養人。

• I had made arrangements for my affairs to be dealt with by one of my children...

  我已經安排我的一個孩子處理我的事務。

PREP就…而言(表示相對來說不尋常)

You use for when you say that an aspect of something or someone is surprising in relation to other aspects of them.

• He was tall for an eight-year-old...

  對一個 8 歲的孩子而言，他長得很高。

• He had too much money for a young man.

  對於一個年輕人來說，他太有錢了。

PREP願意做;打算從事;想要

If you say that you are for a particular activity, you mean that this is what you want or intend to do.

• Right, who's for a toasted sandwich then?...

  好吧，誰想要吐司三明治？

• 'What'll it be?' Paul said. —'I'm for halibut.'

  “要吃什麼？”保羅說。——“我要吃大比目魚。”

PREP為…喜歡;對…適合

If you say that something is not for you, you mean that you do not enjoy it or that it is not suitable for you.

• Wendy decided the sport was not for her...

  溫迪認定這項運動不適合她。

• Not for me the settled life...

  安定的生活並不適合我。

PREP(表示負有責任或享有權利)由…

If it is for you to do something, it is your responsibility or right to do it.

• I wish you would come back to Washington with us, but that's for you to decide...

  我希望你能和我們一起回華盛頓，但是這由你決定。

• It is not for me to arrange such matters.

  我無權安排這些事情。

PREP支援;同意

If you are for something, you agree with it or support it.

• Are you for or against public transport?...

  你是支援還是反對公共交通？

• I'm for a government that the people respect and that respects the people...

  我擁護一個受到人民尊重並且尊重人民的政府。

PREP(用於 argue, case, evidence, vote 等詞後，引出所支援或被證明之事)

You use for after words such as 'argue', 'case', 'evidence', or 'vote' in order to introduce the thing that is being supported or proved.

• Another union has voted for industrial action in support of a pay claim...

  另一個工會已經投票贊成採取要求加薪的勞工行動。

• The case for nuclear power is impressive...

  這個支援核能的案例令人印象深刻。

PREP(置於某些名詞、形容詞或動詞後，引出更多資訊或與某性質、事物或行為相關的事物)

For is the preposition that is used after some nouns, adjectives, or verbs in order to introduce more information or to indicate what a quality, thing, or action relates to.

• Reduced-calorie cheese is a great substitute for cream cheese...

  低卡路里乾酪是奶油乾酪的極佳替代品。

• Car park owners should be legally responsible for protecting vehicles...

  停車場場主有保護停放車輛的法律責任。

PREP以…命名

To be named for someone means to be given the same name as them.

• The Brady Bill is named for former White House Press Secretary James Brady...

  布雷迪法案是以前白宮新聞秘書詹姆斯·布雷迪的名字命名的。

• Ayer started N. W. Ayer & Son in 1869, naming the firm for his father.

  艾爾在1869 年成立了 N. W. 艾爾父子公司，公司以他父親的名字命名。

PREP(與 every 連用，引出比率)每…(就有…)

You use for with 'every' when you are stating a ratio, to introduce one of the things in the ratio.

• For every farm job that is lost, two or three other jobs in the area are put at risk...

  在該地區每有一個農民失去工作，另外兩到三個從事其他工作的人就會面臨失業的危險。

• Where there had been one divorce for every 100 marriages before the war, now there were five.

  戰前每100對夫婦中有一對離婚，現在則是 5 對。

PREP(用於比較)每鎊對每鎊/每英里對每英里

You can use for in expressions such as pound for pound or mile for mile when you are making comparisons between the values or qualities of different things.

• ...the Antarctic, mile for mile one of the planet's most lifeless areas...

  南極洲的每一寸土地和世界上其他地方相比都是最荒蕪的

• He insists any tax cut be matched dollar-for-dollar with cuts in spending.

  他堅持每一項減稅都要和支出削減一一對應。

PREP(意思)相當於，等於

If a word or expression has the same meaning as another word or expression, you can say that the first one is another word or expression for the second one.

• The technical term for sunburn is erythema...

  曬斑的專業術語是紅斑。

• Cancer is derived from the Greek word for crab, karkinos.

  cancer 這個詞派生自希臘語中表示螃蟹的 karkinos 一詞

PREP(引出可在其他地方找到的資訊)至於，對於

You use for in a piece of writing when you mention information which will be found somewhere else.

• For further information on the life of William James Sidis, see Amy Wallace, 'The Prodigy'.

  想了解關於威廉·詹姆斯·西迪斯生平的更多資訊，請參閱埃米·華萊士所著《神童》。

PHRASE(儘管有不同意見或實際困難)完全贊成,堅信

If you say that you are all for doing something, you agree or strongly believe that it should be done, but you are also often suggesting that other people disagree with you or that there are practical difficulties.

• I am all for cutting carbon dioxide emissions, but that would be much more easily achieved by giving subsidies to windpower, than with nuclear power...

  我完全贊成減少二氧化碳的排放，但是，相比發展核能，對發展風能提供補貼更容易實現這一目標。

• He is all for players earning what they can while they are in the game...

  他完全贊成現役運動員儘可能多賺錢。

PHRASE會惹麻煩;要闖禍

If you are in for it or, in British English, if you are for it, you are likely to get into trouble because of something you have done.

PHRASE首次/最後一次

You use expressions such as for the first time and for the last time when you are talking about how often something has happened before.

• He was married for the second time, this time to a Belgian...

  他第二次結婚，這一次是和一個比利時人。

• For the first time in my career, I was failing.

  我職業生涯中第一次經歷失敗。