in order to

英 [ɪn 'ɔːdə tu] 美 [ɪn 'ɔːrdər tu]

• prep. 为了

例句

用作介词 (prep.)

1. He lit a cigarette in order to calm his mind.
   他点燃一支香烟，镇定一下情绪。
2. We started early in order to arrive before dark.
   为了在天黑前到达，我们很早就动身了。
3. She is sieving the rice in order to sieve out the stones.
   她正在把米过筛，好把石头筛出。
4. She stinted herself of food in order to let the children have enough.
   她自己省着吃，好让孩子们吃饱。
5. In the jungle, they were driven to extremes in order to survive.
   在丛林中，他们为了生存被迫采取极端行动。

词汇搭配

• be in order to do something 做某事是符合议程的...

近反义词

【近义词】

• for 为
• so as to 为的是