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sake1BrE /seɪk/NAmE /seɪk/ noun ➡ see also sake2  ●for Christ's, God's, goodness', heaven's, pity's, etc. ˈsakeused to emphasize that it is important to do sth or when you are annoyed about sth （强调重要或表示恼火）看在上帝分上，天哪，行行好吧，千万◆Do be careful, for goodness' sake. 千万要小心。◆Oh, for heaven's sake! 哎哟，天哪！◆For pity's sake, help me! 行行好，帮帮我吧！ HELP Some people find the use of Christ, God or heaven here offensive. 有人认为此处用 Christ、God 或 heaven 含冒犯意。●for sth's sakebecause of the interest or value sth has, not because of the advantages it may bring 为某事本身的缘故；鉴于某事本身的价值◆I believe in education for its own sake. 我相信教育本身就是有价值的。◆art for art's sake 为艺术而艺术●for the sake of sb/sth●for sb's/sth's sakein order to help sb/sth or because you like sb/sth 为了某人（或某事）起见；因某人（或某事）的缘故◆They stayed together for the sake of the children. 为了孩子，他们还待在一起。◆You can do it. Please, for my sake. 这个你是能做的。求你了，就算为了我。◆I hope you're right, for all our sakes (= because this is important for all of us). 我希望你没事，这对我们大家都好。●for the sake of sth/of doing sthin order to get or keep sth 为获得（或保持）某物◆The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy. 这篇译文为求准确而牺牲了自然流畅。◆She gave up smoking for the sake of her health. 为保持身体健康，她戒了烟。◆Don't get married just for the sake of it. 不要为结婚而结婚。◆Let's suppose, for the sake of argument (= in order to have a discussion), that interest rates went up by 2%. 为了便于讨论，假设利率提高了 2%。●for ˈold times' sakeif you do sth for old times' sake, you do it because it is connected with sth good that happened to you in the past 看在旧日的情分上；念及老交情 sake2 (also saki) BrE /ˈsɑːki/NAmE /ˈsɑːki/ noun [U, C] a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice 日本清酒 ➡ see also sake1 |