for sth

a word or statement saying sorry for sth that has been done wrong or that causes a problem to offer/ make/ demand/ accept an apology You owe him an apology for what you said.

道歉；谢罪主动道歉；致歉；要求/接受道歉你要为你所说的话向他道歉。

It is for sth else usually.

而通常是求些别的东西。

Make ( oneself, one's heart, etc) hard or strong in preparation for sth

使（自己、自己的心理承受力等）坚强起来去应付某事

Prepare sb/ oneself mentally for sth

使某人[自己]对某事物作好思想准备

Watching for sth to happen; alert; watchful.

注视某事物发生；警惕着；注意着。

evidence that proves that a person was in another place at the time of a crime and so could not have committed it an excuse for sth that you have done wrong To make an excuse for oneself

alibi['ælibai]ali其它bi=be存在在其它的地方n.【法律】（被告）不在犯罪现场（的申辩、事实或证据）[美国口语]借口，口实，托辞v辩解；

Make repeated and urgent requests for sth

一再迫切要求某事物

Muster public support for sth

徵集公众对某事物的支持

omen ( for sth) The omens for their future success are not good.

a good/bad omen吉祥的/不祥的预兆他们未来成功的预兆不祥。

to look for sth that is difficult to find I've hunted everywhere but I can't find it.

搜寻；搜索同义词：search我到处都搜遍了，就是找不到它。

in time ( for sth/ to do sth) Will we be in time for the one o'clock train?

我们来得及赶上六点钟的那趟火车吗？

Make a programme of or for sth; put sth on a programme; plan or arrange sth

编排某事物的节目单；将某事物编入节目单；计画或安排某事物

for sth's sake I believe in education for its own sake.

为某事本身的缘故；鉴于某事本身的价值：我相信教育本身就是有价值的。

Suffer or be punished for sth If he plays fool, he will get his gruel.

为某事吃苦头或受惩罚他干蠢事，就会受到惩罚。

Receipt for sth make out (= write) a receipt Can I have a receipt, please?

写收据请给我开个收据，好吗？

really interested in Previously2, if I had been really interested in a book, I would race from page to page, eager to know what came next. long for sth

在这之前，如果我种草了一本书，我会一页一页的朝前翻，急于想知道下文的究竟。

to give a reason, or be a reason, for sth She tried to explain but he wouldn't listen.

说明（…的）原因；解释（…的）理由她试图说明一下原因，可他根本不听。

Pursuing sb or searching for sth so closely that one has almost caught him or found it.

紧追某人几至将其逮获；彻底搜寻某物接近於发现目标。

Have some connection with or responsibility for sth

与某事有牵连或对某事负有责任

That's why, first at all, student don't go to a teacher seeking for sth they need, rather they go there to look for sth they want.

这就是为什么，首先，学生去老师那里不是寻找他们需要的东西，而是去找他们期望的东西。

a reason given for sth The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.

说明；阐述最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。

Hereby agree as follows: compound ( with sb)( for sth); reach an agreement ( about sth); settle ( a debt, etc)

（就某事）达成协议；和解妥协；了结（债务等）

Cause sb to lose his interest in or liking or appetite for sth

使某人对某事物失去兴趣、不再喜欢或倒了胃口

Stay in or near a place ( waiting for sth to happen, sb to arrive, etc)

在某处或在附近（等候某事发生、某人到来等）

Time is up, ie the time allowed for sth is ended.

时间到了（规定的时间）。

Get a terrible blowing-up for sth The old man hailed down curses on our heads.

为某事挨了一顿大骂.那老头把我们劈头盖脑地大骂了一顿。

Shift the responsibility or blame for sth to sb else.

将某事的责任或过失推委给别人。

Suffer or be punished for sth

为某事吃苦头或受惩罚

Special or foolish liking for sth/ sb

（对某事物[某人]的）特殊的或痴心的爱好

excuse ( for sth/ for doing sth) There's no excuse for such behaviour.

藉口；理由；辩解：这种行为说不过去。