一、含义不同:
in return for意为作为…的回报;
in return意为作为报答。
二、词组后接的词性不同:
in return for后面要跟宾语;
而in return后面不跟宾语。
in return例句:
1、I will help you, but I want something in return.
我会帮你,但是我要回报。
2、She helps me and expects nothing in return.
她帮助我,并不期望有回报。
3、He told me his secret. In return, I told him mine.
他告诉我他的秘密。作为交换,我告诉了他我的秘密。
in return for例句:
1、I looked after her baby in return for a free meal.
我照顾她的宝宝,以免费餐作为交换。
2、Lily did the housework in return for a new toy.
莉莉做家务,以新的玩具作为回报。