change…for 將……更換為

    I ‘d like to change this dress for another.我想換另一件相同款式的
衣服。

    The boy change soiled clothes for clean ones. 這個男孩脫下臟衣服換
上干凈衣服。

    exchange…for 以……交換，兌換

    I ‘ve just bought this tie ， but can I exchange it for that one ？

    我剛買了這條領(lǐng)帶，可不可以換那條呢？

    Can I exchange pounds for dollars here？我可以在這里把英鎊兌換成美
元嗎？

    excuse… for因為……而原諒（寬�。�

    She excused him for being late. 她原諒他遲到。

    Excuse me for bothering you.請原諒我打擾你。

    hope for希望（有），期待（得到），希望（發(fā)生）

    She is hoping for her son ‘s early marriage. 她希望她的兒子能早日
結(jié)婚。

    There is every reason to hope for success.有充分的理由期待成功的到
來。

    leave （…） for離開（……）去，動身去

    He left for New York yesterday. 他昨天去了紐約。

    We are leaving London for Paris on Friday.星期五我們將離開倫敦前往
巴黎。

    listen for留神聽，傾聽

    She listened for his step.她在注意聽有沒有他的腳步聲。

    The children listened for the clock to announce the New Year. 孩子
們等著聽新年的鐘聲。

    long for渴望，極想

    The children are longing for the holidays.孩子們盼望著放假。

    She longed for him to ask her to dance. 她巴不得他邀請自己跳舞。

    look for尋找；期待

    They were looking for the missing child.他們正在尋找那失蹤的小孩。

    We are looking for George to arrive any day now.我們在期待著喬治，
他說不定哪天就到。

    make for走向；襲擊；有助于，有益于

    It‘s late. We’d better make for home. 時間不早了，我們最好趕快回
家吧。

    The dog is making for the thief.狗正向竊賊撲過去。

    Early rising makes for good health. 早起有益于健康。

    mistake … for誤認(rèn)為……是

    She is often mistaken for a famous singer.她常常被誤認(rèn)為是個名歌手。

    I ‘m sorry. I mistook you for a friend of mine.對不起，我把你誤當(dāng)
作我的一位朋友。

    pay for 為……付錢；為……付出代價

    Did you pay for the book？那本書的書款你付過了嗎？

    You ‘ll have to pay for your selfishness some day. 有一天你一定會
為你的自私付出代價。