释义 |
sake1/seik/n.□ for Christ's (or God's or goodness' or heaven's or Pete's etc.) sake an expression of urgency, impatience, supplication, anger, etc. 看在上帝的份上;天哪(表达急迫、不耐烦、请求、愤怒等情绪) □ for old times' sake in memory of former times 念及过去;念及老交情 □ for the sake of (or for a person's sake) 1 out of consideration for; in the interest of; because of; owing to 出于…的考虑;为了…的利益;由于 for my own sake as well as yours 为了我,也为了你 2 in order to please, honour, get, or keep 为了使…喜欢;为了给予荣誉;为了得到,为了保持 for the sake of uniformity 为了保持一致 [Old English sacu ‘contention, charge, fault, sake’, from Germanic] |