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| weak /fə/ |
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| strong /fɔː/ |
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| 1 | intended to help or benefit sb or sth
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| | 1a | used for stating who or what is intended to receive something or get the benefit of it （表示接受者或受益者）为，给，对，供，适合于 | | I’ ve brought a cup of tea for you. 我给你拿了一杯茶。 | | Claudia, this present is for you. 克劳迪娅，这是送给你的礼物。 | | So, what can I do for you? 那么，我能为你做点什么呢？ | | The academy provides training for young musicians. 学院为年轻音乐家提供培训。 | | They’ ll have to buy furniture for the new house. 他们必须为新房子购买家具。 | |
| | 1b | used for saying that someone does something so that someone else does not have to do it （表示为别人代劳）为，替 | | Betty will take care of things for us while we’ re away. 我们外出时贝蒂将为我们照料一切。 | |
| | 1c | in order to protect someone or something 为保护（或保卫） | | We are here today to honour those who died for their country. 我们今天在这里纪念那些为国捐躯者。 | |
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| 2 | used for stating a purpose
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| | 2a | used for stating the purpose of an object or action （表示事物或行动的目的）用于 | | We use the basement for storage. 我们把地下室作储藏之用。 | | The red button is for turning the machine off. 红色按钮是用来关掉机器的。 | |
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| 3 | used for stating a length of time or a distance
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| | 3a | used for stating how long something lasts or continues （表示持续或延续的时间）达，计 | | There have been drought conditions for the last two summers. 过去的两个夏季都有持续的旱情出现。 | | I’ ve been waiting for 20 minutes. 我已经等了20分钟。 | | for a while We haven’ t seen Kim for a while. 我们有一段时间没有看见金。 | |
| | 3b | used for stating how far something reaches, or how far someone goes （表示到达的距离或走过的路程）达，计 | | The desert stretched for hundreds of miles in all directions. 沙漠往四周延伸达数百英里。 | | They must have walked for at least three miles. 他们肯定已经走了至少3英里。 | |
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| 4 | intended to happen at a particular time
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| | 4a | used for stating the particular time or date that something is planned to happen （表示某事计划发生的时间或日期）在，在…的时节 | | The meeting was planned for 10 o’ clock. 会议计划在10点钟召开。 | | The release of her new album is scheduled for next August. 她的新专辑预定在明年8月发行。 | |
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| 5 | employed by sb or sth
used for stating the person or organization that someone is employed by （表示受雇的人或组织）为，在 |
| She works for an accounting firm downtown. 她在市商业区一家会计师事务所工作。 |
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| 6 | used for stating how much money is paid
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| | 6a | used for stating the cost of a product or a service （表示产品或服务的开支）用，花 | | I sold my car for £900. 我的车卖了900英镑。 | | How much do you want for those two lamps? 你那两盏灯卖多少钱？ | | They bought the entire business for around £15m. 他们买下整个这家企业花了大约1500万英镑。 | | He says he won’ t fix the bike for less than sixty pounds. 他说修这辆自行车至少要卖60英镑。 | |
| | 6b | used for stating how much someone earns （表示收入的数量）作为对…的报酬 | | Some labourers were working for less than £3 a day. 有些劳动者工作的报酬每天不到3英镑。 | |
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| 7 | used for stating who or what you support or prefer
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| | 7a | used for stating which person or thing someone supports or agrees with （表示支持或赞成的人或事物）支持，赞成 | | Everyone says they are for equal opportunities. 每个人都说赞成机会平等。 | | Support for the government’ s reform programme has been overwhelming. 对政府改革计划的支持一直呈压倒之势。 | | Eight members voted for the proposal and six against. 8名委员投票支持这个提案，6名反对。 | | all for (=supporting something completely) I’ m all for complete freedom of speech. 完全支持 | |
| | 7b | if you are for a particular plan or activity , you want to take part in it 同意，愿意参加（某个计划或活动） | | I’ m for a picnic by the river. 我赞成在河边野炊。 | | Anyone for tennis? 有人愿意打网球吗？ | |
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| 8 | relating to sb or sth
relating to or concerning someone or something 有关；关于 |
| Living conditions for most of the citizens are very bad. 大多数市民的生活条件很差。 |
| an advertisement for private health insurance 关于私人健康保险的广告 |
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| 9 | used for talking about reasons or causes
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| | 9a | as a result of something （表示结果）因为，由于 | | He was sick for lack of food. 他饿病了。 | | We’ re all much better people for having known Carl. 我们由于认识了卡尔都变得好多了。 | |
| | 9b | because 因为 | | She began to grow nervous, for he had promised to meet her at dawn. 她开始紧张起来，因为他答应过在拂晓和她见面。 | |
| | 9c | used after nouns such as ‘reason’ or ‘cause’ （用在reason 或cause 等名词后）因为，由于 | | Did he give any reason for arriving so late? 他说明了来得这么晚的原因吗？ | | The current inflation rate is a cause for concern. 当前的通货膨胀率是人们担心的原因。 | |
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| 10 | used for stating who or what your feelings are related to
used for showing that your feelings are directed towards a particular person or thing （表示感情所针对的人或事物）为，对 |
| I’ m so happy for you! 我真为你高兴！ |
| I feel sorry for his wife. 我为他妻子感到难过。 |
| It’ s clear that she has great affection for her grandchildren. 显然她对孙儿孙女们非常慈爱。 |
| I feel nothing but disgust for the whole process. 我觉得整个过程令人作呕。 |
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| 11 | representing sb
used for stating who you represent when you say or do something （表示代表某人说或做某事）代表 |
| I’ m speaking for everyone here when I say how very grateful we are. 我代表这里所有人表达我们的由衷感谢。 |
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| 12 | going to a place
used for stating the place you are going to when you leave another place （表示目的地）到，前往 |
| What time are you leaving for home? 你什么时候动身回家？ |
| He got on the next plane for San Francisco. 他上了前往旧金山的下一班飞机。 |
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| 13 | used for stating who or what does sth
used after some adjectives, nouns, and verbs for stating who or what does the action of the following verb （用在某些形容词、名词和动词的后面，表示后面动词所表示动作的执行者） |
| for sb/sth to do sth It was difficult for me to understand what he was saying. 我很难理解他在说的话。 |
| All I want is for you to be happy. 我希望的就是你幸福。 |
| It is time for Congress to begin exploring some new approaches. 是国会开始探索一些新途径的时候了。 |
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| 14 | in order to celebrate an occasion
in order to celebrate a holiday or special occasion （为庆祝假日或特别的场合） |
| John gave me a tie for Christmas, as usual. 和通常一样，约翰送了我一条领带作为圣诞礼物。 |
| We haven’ t decided what to do for her birthday. 我们还没有决定如何庆祝她的生日。 |
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| 15 | enough to make sth possible
used for stating what a particular amount of time , money , space etc makes possible （表示时间、金钱、空间等）足够，足以 |
| We haven’ t got the money for a new car right now. 我们目前没有钱买新汽车。 |
| Come in – there’ s room for two. 进来吧，有两个人的位置。 |
| There just isn’ t enough time for everyone to have a try. 只是没有足够的时间让每个人都试一下。 |
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| 16 | in sb’ s opinion
used for stating who has a particular feeling or opinion about something （表示对某事物的感情或意见）在…看来，就…而言，对…来说 |
| For me personally, it was a complete disaster. 就我个人而言，这完全是一场灾难。 |
| The biggest concern for most Americans was the quality of public education. 大多数美国人最关心的是大众教育的质量问题。 |
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| 17 | considering what sb or sth is
used for saying that a particular fact about someone or something is surprising when you consider who or what they are （表示令人吃惊的事实）对于，作为 |
| She sings amazingly well for a child. 对一个孩子来说，她唱得惊人地好。 |
| It’ s awfully expensive for a child’ s toy. 作为儿童玩具，它的价格贵得可怕。 |
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| 18 | used for showing what sth means
used for stating what something means or represents （表示所表达的意思或代表的意义） |
| What’ s the Italian word for ‘Goodbye’ ? 表示“再见”的意大利语单词是什么？ |
| Red roses are for love. 红玫瑰代表爱情。 |
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| 19 | informal suitable for
used for stating which person a particular thing , activity , or person would be suitable for （表示对某种事物、活动或人适合的人）适合 |
| I just know this girl will be the one for you. 我就知道这个姑娘会是适合你的人选。 |
| Mountain climbing’ s not for me – it looks too dangerous. 爬山不适合我，似乎太危险了。 |
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| - | be for sb to do sth
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| to be someone’ s right , responsibility , or duty to do something |
| 该某人享有某项权利；该某人承担某项职责 |
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| It’ s not for me to decide whether you should quit your job. 不该由我决定你是否应当离职。 |
| She wouldn’ t tell me; she said it was for me to figure out. 她不肯告诉我，她说由我去猜。 |
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| - | for all
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| 1 | despite something 虽然；尽管 | For all his complaining, I think he actually enjoyed the day. 尽管他在抱怨，但我认为他那天实际上玩得很高兴。 | |
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| 2 | considering how large or small an amount is （表示数量的大小）考虑到 | For all the trouble he’ s caused her, you’ d think she’ d be happy to see him go. 考虑到他给她带来的麻烦，你会觉得她很高兴看到他走。 | |
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| - | for every/each
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| used for talking about the relationship between one number or amount and another |
| （表示数字或数量之间的关系）对于 |
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| For every person who complains, there are always hundreds of satisfied customers. 数百位顾客中总有一位不满意的。 |
| For each basket of apples you pick, you get £2. 你每采摘一篮苹果，就得到2英镑。 |
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| - | for the first/last etc time
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| used for talking about how often something has happened |
| （表示事物发生的频率）第一次/最后一次等 |
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| For the first time in my life I realized that I was the powerful one. 我平生第一次意识到我是强者。 |
| He was late this morning for the third time this week. 他今天早上迟到了，这是这个星期的第三次了。 |
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| - | for now
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| for a short time , until a situation changes |
| （表示在发生变化以前的短时间内）目前，暂时 |
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| There’ s enough fuel to keep us going for now. 目前还有足够的燃料供我们使用。 |
| You’ ll have to stay here for the time being. 你暂时得留在这里。 |
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| - | for one thing...(for another thing) spoken
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| used for giving a reason for something |
| （用来说明原因）一方面…（另一方面） |
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| Why didn’ t we visit? Well, for one thing, it was too far away. And for another, she never invited us. 我们为什么没去拜访？唉，一方面呢，隔得太远；另一方面呢，她从来没有邀请过我们。 |
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| - | if it were not for
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| used for saying what prevents the situation from being different |
| （表示阻碍形势变化的原因）要不是… |
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| If it were not for the fact that he is my father, I’ d accuse him in public. 要不是因为他是我父亲，我会公开指责他。 |
| if it had not been for/had it not been for If it had not been for your help, I would not have succeeded. 要不是有你的帮助，我不会成功的。 |
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| - | I for one... spoken
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| used for emphasizing what you believe or think , even if other people disagree |
| （强调即使别人不同意也相信或认为）我仍然… |
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| Nothing has been proved yet, and I for one believe that he is innocent. 虽然还没有得到什么证实，但我仍然相信他是无辜的。 |
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| - | (in) for it informal
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| used for saying that you are going to be in trouble because of something you have done |
| （表示因为做过某事而）死定了，势必倒霉 |
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| ‘Now we’ re in for it,’ Phillip said as they trooped into the headmaster’ s room. “现在我们死定了，”他们鱼贯走进校长办公室时菲利普说道。 |
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| - | not for anything
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| used for emphasizing that you definitely will not do a particular thing |
| （强调绝对不会做某事）无论如何都不 |
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| I wouldn’ t get married again – not for anything. 我不会再结婚了，无论如何都不。 |
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| - | that’ s/there’ s...for you spoken
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| 1 | used for saying that someone should not be surprised or upset when someone behaves in a particular way because that is the way they normally behave （表示不必对某人的行为方式感到吃惊或不安）…就那个样子 | ‘His room’ s such a mess.’ ‘Well, that’ s teenagers for you!’ “他的房间真乱。”“唉，十几岁的孩子就那个样子！” | |
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| 2 | used when you are angry or disappointed at the way you or someone else has been treated （表示对自己或别人被对待的方式生气或失望）简直不… | They said it was all my own fault. There’ s justice for you! 他们说这都是我的错。简直不公平！ | |
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