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。
