phr. for God's (或 Christ's, goodness', heaven's, mercy's, pity's, Pete's) sake 〈口〉[用于加强请求的语气或表示厌烦、惊奇]看在上帝份上，做做好事吧，请帮帮忙；天哪，哎呀
For goodness' sake, stop arguing! 看在老天爷面上，别再争论了。
Why for heaven's sake didn't you tell me you were feeling ill? 天哪，你为什么不告诉我你感到不舒服?
for old times' (或〈古〉for old sake's) sake为了老交情，念及旧日情份
For old times' sake I agreed to go with him. 看在老交情份上，我同意和他一起去。
for one's name's sake 1. 为了同名的缘故
2. 为了自己的声誉
for one's own sake 为了自己的利益
For my own sake as well as for yours, I will do my very best. 为了我自己也是为了你，我将尽我的全力去做。
for the sake of 由于，为了；为了…的利益
for the sake of politeness 为了礼貌起见
for the sake of convenience 为了方便起见
give up smoking for the sake of health 为健康而戒烟
for both our sakes 为了我们俩(或为了我也为了你)