“for+形容词”常用固定短语归纳

for certain 有把握，肯定地

I don’t know for certain. 我知道得不确切。

I can’t say for certain when he will come. 我不敢肯定地说他什么时候来。

for free 免费

My neighbour cut my hair for free. 我的邻居免费给我理发。

These pictures can be kept for free. You may take whichever you like. 这些画可免费拥有。你喜欢哪一幅就拿哪一幅。

for good 永久，永远

I’m moving to Europe for good. 我将永久移居欧洲。

It isn’t as if you were going away for good. 又不是你离开就永远不回来了。

【注】for good与for ever同义。如：

Don’t you wish that this moment would last for ever? 难道你不希望这一刻会永远延续下去吗?

for long （多用于否定句或疑问句）很久，好久

We won’t stay for long. 我们不会久住。

Were you there for long? 你在那里呆了很久吗?

for real 严肃地，认真地；真正地，确实地

This isn’t a practice game; we’re playing for real. 这可不是练习；我们是在认真地比赛。

They were fighting for real. 他们真的打了起来。

for short 简称，缩写

Her name is Frances, or Fran for short. 她叫弗朗西斯，或简称弗朗。

My name is Elizabeth, or Liz for short. 我叫伊丽莎白，或简单叫我莉兹。

for sure 肯定地，无疑地，确切地(www.hxen.com)

I will call you tomorrow for sure. 我明天一定会给你打电话。

No one knows for sure what happened. 谁也不知道究竟发生了什么事。