File for,意思是申请,通常用在比较正式的场合。美国航空公司最近表示,准备大幅度裁员,以重建公司。

  "American Airlines filed for bankruptcy last year, with a loss of nearly $1.8 billion in 2011," 美国航空公司去年申请破产,2011年该公司亏损近18亿美元。最新劳工报告显示,美国就业市场有所好转。

  "Statistics show that fewer Americans filed for unemployment aid last week," 相关数据显示,上星期申请失业救济的人数有所减少。

  "Facebook has officially filed for an IPO, which is expected to raise over $5 billion," 脸谱网正式申请公开上市,预计能筹集50多亿美元。

  好的,今天我们学习的词是file for...