for example . for instance . as an example;as proof; to give an example or illustration例如;举例说明
Many great men have risen from poverty, Lincoln and Edison,for example.许多伟人出身贫寒,例如林肯和爱迪生。
In physics,for example,“ to do work”means to move matter through a distance by a force.例如,在物理方面,“作功”意味着用一个力把一个物体移动一段距离。
for fear . because of fear, in order to avoid or prevent免得
He works hard for fear of failing.为防止失败,他工作很努力。
She hurried back to school for fear of missing too many classes.为了避免缺课太多,她赶忙回到学校。
She won't go up in an airplane for fear of an accident.她因为怕出事故不想乘飞机。
She worried for fear that the child would be hurt.她因怕孩子受伤而担忧。
He walked very fast for fear he should be late.他走得很快生怕迟到。
I daren't tell you what he did for fear(that) he should be angry with me.我不敢告诉你他所做的事,怕他对我发脾气。
for free . without having to pay;free免费
Hey,you guys, look at this balloon!They're for free down at the new store.喂,你们来看这个气球,这是那家新开的商店免费供应的。
for good measure . as something more added to what is expected or needed ; as an extra附加的;额外的
He sold me the car at a cheap price and included the radio for good measure.他廉价将车卖给我,而且还另赠送了收音机。
He sold me the house at a cheap price and threw in some of the furniture for good measure.他廉价把房子卖给了我,还奉送了一些家俱。
for good . for good and all . forever; permanently永远地;一劳永逸地
He says that he is leaving the country for good .他说他此次出国将永不回来。
After the drunken driving arrest,Mr.Green quit drinking for good.酒后驾车被抓起来以后,格林先生就永远戒酒了。
He hoped that the repairs would stop the leak for good.他希望修理后能一劳永逸不再漏水。
In a communist society exploitation and oppression will be done away with for good and all.在共产主义社会中剥削和压迫将永远被废除。
for goodness sake . an exclamation suggesting impatience请看在老天爷面上;务请;千万
For goodness sake,don't give up your experiment.千万不要放弃你的实验。
For goodness sake,don't tell the news to anybody.千万不要把此消息告诉别人。
for keeps . permanently 永远地
If you like the book, you can have it for keeps.你如果喜欢这本书,就尽管留着用吧。
This time I am giving it to you for keeps.这次我把它永远送给你了。
for keeps . for the winner to keep归优胜者所有
They played the game for keeps. 他们玩这种游戏是为了赌输赢。
for keeps . seriously; not just for fun严肃的;不是开玩笑的
This is not a joke, it is for keeps.这不是开玩笑,而是严肃的。
The policeman knew that the robber was trying to shoot him for keeps.警察知道抢劫者不是开玩笑,而是真的要开枪杀死他。
for lack of . for want of; owing to shortage of 因缺少
The plants died for lack of water.植物因缺水而旱死。
The project was abandoned for lack of funds.这计划因缺乏资金而放弃了。
for love or money . for anything;for any price不惜任何代价;不管一切(常用于否定句中)
I wouldn't give him my dog for love or money.我怎么也不会把狗给他。
I will not go there ,not for love or money.我不会去那儿,无论如何都不会去。
It is a temperance hotel, and spirits are not to be had for love or money.那是一家禁酒旅馆,酒是绝对喝不到的。
The boss asked his secretary to get a stateroom for love or money. 老板要他的秘书不惜一切代价要搞到一间包厢。
During the war you couldn't get an apartment in this city for love or money.战争期间,在这个城市里你无论如何也找不到一套房房间。
for my part . as far as I am concerned至于我;就我而论
You can go with them if you like,but for my part I prefer to stay at home.你愿意去就跟他们一道去,至于我,倒宁可呆在家里。
For my part I should like to have a little music just now .对我来说,这会儿我很想听一些音乐。
I don't know how the rest of you feel,but for my part,Ido not think it is feasible.我不知道诸位有何感觉,至于我,我不相信这可以做到。
for nothing . without payment无代价地;白费;无缘无故
They quarreled for nothing.他们不为什么事情就吵架了。
I got it for nothing.我免费得到这东西。
I have not studied English for nothing.我没有白学了英语。
I have come all the way for nothing.我远道而来,毫无收获。
It was not for nothing that he spent three years studying the subject.他花了3年时间,研究这门学科,不是没有结果的。
for now . temporarily暂时地;目前
For now,I'll have to stay at home because of my injured leg, but soon I'll be up and about as usual.因为腿摔坏了,我只好暂时呆在家里,但是不久我就会康复,象往常一样出去活动。
Although I have second thoughts about your plan,I'll accept it for now.虽然我对你的计划有想法,但是目前我还是接受的。
for one thing . for one reason; as one in a list of things其中之一(原因等);首先;一则
The teacher said,“You get a low mark because, for one thing, you did not do your homework.”老师说:“你的分数很低,其原因之一是因为你没有做作业。”
For one thing, I haven't any money;for another, I have no time.一则我没有钱,二则我没有时间。
I've got a lot of things to do before I can leave. For one thing, I've got to drop by the bank to get some money.我离开以前要做许多事情,其中之一是我必须去银行取点钱。