IN ORDER TOin order to get something, achieve something, or make something happenRELATED WORDSsee alsoPURPOSEREASON1 in order to get something, achieve something, or make something happen 为了得到、取得某物或使某事发生to do something /tə ˈduː something/ [adverb] She went to the bank to get some money. 她到银行去取点钱。 Salt is spread on roads in cold weather to prevent the formation of ice. 天气寒冷时在路面上撒盐以防止结冰。 To lose weight, you must eat sensibly. 为了减轻体重，你的饮食必须合理。 You didn't come all that way just to see me, did you? 你不会大老远地跑来就是为了看我，对不对?so as not to do something When I get home late I sleep in the spare room, so as not to disturb my wife. 我回家晚时就睡在备用房间里，以免打扰妻子。in order to do something /ɪn ˌɔːʳdəʳ tə ˈduː something/ [adverb]done so that something else happens as a result, or necessary if something else is to be possible 为了做某事，以便能够做某事 Many drug users get involved in crime simply in order to pay for their supplies of cocaine and heroin. 许多吸毒者去犯罪只是为了弄钱来买可卡因和海洛因。 In order to be a doctor, you have to study for six years. 要成为一名医生，你得修读六年。in order not to do something In order not to offend anyone, I did not tell them the real reason for my visit. 我不想冒犯谁，没有告诉他们我来访的真正原因。so (that) /ˈsəʊ (ðət)/ [conjunction]if you do somethingso that you or another person can do something else, you do it in order to make the other thing possible 为了，以便 She's studying English at night school so that she can go to university. 她在夜校学英语以便能够上大学。 I'll move my car so you can get into the garage. 我把车子挪动一下，这样你就能够进车库。 Steps must be taken so that this kind of disaster never happens again. 必须采取措施以保证这类灾难事件不再发生。for /fəʳ, strong fɔːʳ/ [preposition]if you do somethingfor something, you do itfor a particular purpose 为了 She's gone into hospital for a check-up. 她去医院作检查了。 I went into the store for some tomatoes and came out with two bags of groceries. 我走进商店去买些番茄，结果出来时拎了两袋杂货。 We climbed up here for the view, and also because we wanted to get some exercise. 我们登上这里是为了看风景，另外也因为我们要锻炼身体。with the aim of doing something /wɪð ði ˌeɪm əv ˈduːɪŋ something/ [adverb]if you do somethingwith the aim of doing something else, you do it in order to try and achieve this 为了〔旨在〕做成某事 The Green Party was started with the aim of protecting the environment. 创立绿党的目的就是要保护环境。 I originally went out to the Far East with the aim of setting up my own import-export business. 最初我去远东的目的是成立我自己的进出口公司。with a view to doing something /wɪð ə ˌvjuː tə ˈduːɪŋ something/ [adverb]if you do somethingwith a view to doing something else, you do it because you are planning to do something else later and this will help you to achieve it 为了〔打算〕做某事 We bought the cottage with a view to settling down there after retirement. 我们买下这幢乡间小屋是为了退休后到那里居住。 The idea was to pool resources with a view to lowering operating costs. 想法是集中资源以降低经营成本。