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sake
sake 1
/sek/
n.
End; purpose; cause. 结果;目的;原因
- for the sake of argument 为辩论起见
Account; regard; reason; 理由;关系;缘由
短语:
for my sake 为我起见
for God's (goodness'; Heaven's; mercy's) sake 看在老天的分上。
for old sake's sake 看在过去(或老朋友)的份上。
sake 2
/`sɑkɪ/
n.
A Japanese alcoholic beverage of fermented rice, usu. served hot. 日本米酒。
Same as saki. 亦可作 saki。
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
sake¹
/seɪk/
n.
1. (benefit) 利益;好处
- But if you change yourself, you have to do it for your own sake, not for his or anyone else's. 但如果你要改变, 你得是为了自己, 而不是为了他或旁人。
- For their sakes, we must never stop campaigning. 为了他们的利益, 我们必须搞运动, 绝不停止。
2. (purpose of obtaining/achieving) 理由;缘由
- He was obliged, for the sake of humouring his pregnant daughter-in-law, to invite the Senator and Rosemary occasionally to dinner. 为了迁就怀孕的儿媳, 他不得不偶尔邀请参议员先生和罗斯玛丽来共进晚餐。
3. for God's/heaven's/goodness' (etc) sake<非正式,口> (indicating annoyance, impatience) 看在上帝分上;天哪
- Stop it, for God's sake! 看在上帝分上, 住手!
- For goodness' sake, what are you doing? 天啊, 你在做什么?
4. for its/their own sake
(for enjoyment) 因为…本身的缘故
- He enjoys talking for its own sake. 他只是单纯喜欢谈话。
arguing for arguing's sake 为了争辩而争辩
talking for talking's sake 为谈话而谈话
- He enjoys talking for talking's sake. 他喜欢为了谈话而谈话。
art for art's sake 为艺术而艺术
5. for sb's sake
(to benefit sb) 为了某人
- We moved out to the country for the children's sake. 为孩子们着想, 我们搬到了乡下。
- Do it for my sake! 为我而做吧!
for the sake of sb 为了某人的利益
6. for the sake of sth
(for the purpose of) 为了…
- For safety's sake, don't stand behind the horse. 安全起见, 不要站在马的后面。
for the sake of argument 为了便于讨论
for the sake of a few pounds
(in order to save or not spend some money) 为了区区几镑钱
(to benefit sth) [+ one's health, wellbeing, sanity] 为了利于
- He gave up smoking for the sake of his health. 为了健康, 他戒了烟。
- I resigned from my job for the sake of my sanity. 为了精神健康, 我辞职了。
7. (just) for the sake of it
(for no reason) 无缘无故
- She started an argument just for the sake of it. 她无缘无故挑起了一番争吵。
sake²
/seɪk/
n.
(日本)清酒
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
sake1
n.(名词)
1. Purpose; motive: 目的;缘故:
- a quarrel only for the sake of argument. 仅仅为了争吵的缘故争吵
2. Advantage; good: 利益;好处:
- for the sake of his health. 为他的健康着想
3. Personal benefit or interest; welfare: 个人的利益,兴趣;好处:
- for her own sake. 为了她自己的好处
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
sake
n. 缘故,理由
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
sake
n.
(英格兰古法)
(1) 领主在其法庭中对其佃户罚款的权利
(2) 在郡法庭或百户区法庭出庭义务的豁免
- 英语>简体中文, 英美法词典
sake
n.
缘故; 理由
- He loves poetry for beauty's sake. 他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
- We did it for convenience's sake. 我们为了方便起见才这么做。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
sake1
(noun 名词)
缘故
Do it for my sake. 为了我的缘故,你就做这件事吧。
SYNONYM 同义词:advantage,behalf, benefit, gain, good, interest, welfare.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
sake1
for God’s, heaven’s, pity’s, etc. 'sake
used to emphasize that it is important to do sth or when 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!
NOTE Some people find the use of God here offensive.有人认为God的这种用法含冒犯意。
(do sth) for its 'own sake
(do sth) because you are interested in it, and not because you could gain from doing it ﹙做某事﹚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 sake
in order to help sb/sth or because you like sb/sth为了某人/某事的缘故:
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,为了我们大家﹙因为这对我们大家都很重要﹚。
for the sake of 'argument
as 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%的比率上涨。
for old times’ sake 另见old
for Pete’s sake 另见Pete
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
sake1
n.
理由; 目的, 关系, 缘故
- for all their sakes (=for the sake of them all) 为了他们所有的人
art for art's sake
为艺术而艺术, 艺术至上主义
for all [both] our sakes
为了大家[你我双方]
for any sake
好歹, 无论如何
for conscience [conscience's]sake
为了对得起良心, 为了问心无愧
for decency's sake
为了面子, 为了体面
for God's [Christ's, goodness', heaven's, mercy's, pete's] sake
看在上帝的面上做做好事吧! 看在老天爷份上!
for old sake's sake
为了老交情
for the sake of (=for one's sake)
为了...起见, 为了...
Sakes alive!
[美口]哎呀! 好家伙! 糟糕! 天呀! 吓我一跳!
without sake
无缘无故, 毫无理由
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
sake
緣故,理由
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电力工程名词
sake
/seɪk/
(sakes)
1. 习语 If you do something for the sake of something, you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result. You can also say that you do it for something's sake. 为了…的目的
- Let's assume for the sake of argument that we manage to build a satisfactory database. 让我们为了讨论假定我们设法构建了一个令人满意的数据库。
- For the sake of historical accuracy, please permit us to state the true facts. 为了历史的准确性,请允许我们说出事实真相。
2. 习语 If you do something for its own sake, you do it because you want to, or because you enjoy it, and not for any other reason. You can also talk about, for example, art for art's sake or sport for sport's sake. 由于自身原因
- Economic change for its own sake did not appeal to him. 经济变化本身并没有吸引他。
3. 习语 When you do something for someone's sake, you do it in order to help them or make them happy. 为帮助某人; 为使某人开心
- I trust you to do a good job for Stan's sake. 我相信你会为了斯坦把工作做好。
4. 习语 Some people use expressions such as for God's sake, for heaven's sake, for goodness' sake, or for Pete's sake in order to express annoyance or impatience, or to add force to a question or request. The expressions "for God's sake" and "for Christ's sake" could cause offence. (用以加强质问或请求的语气,表示厌恶或烦躁) 看在上帝的份上 [非正式]
- For goodness' sake, why didn't you call me? 天哪,你为什么没给我打电话?
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典