| 释义 |
sake /seɪk/► SEE ALLfor God’s, heaven’s, pity’s, etc. sakefor its own sakefor the sake of sb/sthfor sb’s/sth’s sakefor the sake of argumentfor old times’ sakefor Pete’s sake
●for God’s, heaven’s, pity’s, etc. ˈsakeused to emphasize that it is important to do sth; used to show that you are annoyed about sth （用于强调重要性或表示恼火）看在上帝的分上，天哪，行行好吧，千万◆For God’s sake try and control yourself!
看在上帝的分上，要克制自己！◆Do be careful, for goodness’ sake.
千万要小心。◆Oh, for heaven’s sake!
哎呀，天哪！ (Some people find the use of God here offensive. 有人认为 God 的这种用法含冒犯意。) ●for its ˈown sakebecause you are interested in it, and not because you could gain an advantage from doing it 为某事本身的缘故；鉴于某事本身的价值◆I’m not learning Arabic for any special reason; I’m doing it for its own sake, because I enjoy it.
我学习阿拉伯语没有特别的理由，就是因为喜欢而学习。●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…的缘故◆They stayed together for the sake of the children.
为了孩子，他们还在一起。◆You can do it. Please, for my sake.
这个你能做到。求你了，就算是为了我。◆I hope you’re right, for all our sakes (= because this is important for all of us).
我希望你是对的，这样对我们大家都好。●for the sake of ˈargumentas a starting point for a discussion; to discuss things in theory only 为了便于讨论；仅从理论上说◆For the sake of argument, let’s say that prices continue to rise by 20 per cent a year.
为了便于讨论，我们不妨假设价格继续以每年 20% 的速度上涨。●for ˈold times’ sakebecause of pleasant memories of things you did together in the past 看在旧日的情分上；念及老交情◆I saw John Smith today. I hadn’t seen him for years. We had a drink together for old times’ sake.今天我遇见了约翰 ∙ 史密斯，多年不见了，想起以往的老交情，我们一起喝了一杯。◆I lent him the money for old times’ sake.念在旧日的交情，我把钱借给他了。●for ˌPete’s ˈsake (BrE) used to emphasize that it is important to do sth, or when you are annoyed or impatient about sth （用于强调做某事的重要性或表示烦恼、不耐烦）请帮帮忙，哎呀，天哪◆For Pete’s sake, what are you doing in that bathroom? You’ve been in there for nearly an hour.天哪，你到底在那间浴室里干吗呢？你已经在里面呆了快一个小时了！ |