英语教材中for的用法小结

初中英语教材中介词(兼连词)for 的含义和用法：

1.表示目的,译作“为了……”。例如:

I want to buy some food for supper this evening.我想为今天的晚饭买些食物。

2.表示“对……而言,至于”。例如:

I think it's time for us to start the lesson now.我想现在我们该上课了。

3.表示时间、距离、数量等“达到……,共计……”。例如:

I have been here for about two years.我在这儿大约有两年了。

4.表示对象、用途。例如:

They use this key for locking the classroom door.他们用这把钥匙锁教室门。

5.表示等值交换关系。例如:

How much did you pay for all these things?你买这些东西付了多少钱?

6.表示次数。例如:

A young man named John has just left school for the last time.一个名叫约翰的青年刚刚从学校毕业。

7.引导并列句,译作“因为,由于”。例如:

The shop was quite new ,for it had opened only the week before.这个商店非常新，因为它一周前才开业。

8.用于固定词组,主要有以下用法:

①wait for 等候

We'll wait for you outside the school gate.我们将在校门外等你。

②look for 寻找

He is looking for his pen.他正在找他的钢笔。

③be late for 迟到

Are you often late for school?你经常上学迟到吗?

④send for派人去叫(请)

She sent for a doctor.她派人去请医生。

⑤be good/bad for 对……有益(害)

Is watching TV too much good or bad for your health?看电视过多对你的健康有益还是有害?

⑥take a message for给某人带口信

Can I take a message for Lucy?我能给露西带个口信吗?

⑦get ready for为…做好准备

The farmers are all busy ,getting ready for the next year.农民们都很忙,为来年作准备。

⑧for short 简称

People usually call me Jim for short.人们常简称我叫吉姆。