剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - sake collapse

sake
/seɪk/
noun
HELP 帮助
for the sake of sb /for sb's sake
I
* in order to help or bring advantage to someone
为了（某人）的利益；为了帮助（某人）

1. Please do it, for David's sake.
为了戴维，请做这件事。

2. Their parents only stayed together for the sake of the children.
他们的父母仅仅是为了孩子才没有分居。

3. I hope for both our sakes that you're right!
为了你我着想，我希望你是对的！

/seɪk/
noun
REASON 原因
for the sake of sth /for sth's sake
* because of, or for the purpose of something
因为；为了

1. Let's not disagree for the sake of (= because of) a few pounds.
我们不要因为几英镑闹别扭。

2. Let's say, just for the sake of argument/for argument's sake (= for the purpose of this discussion) , that prices rise by 3 per cent this year.
为了便于讨论，我们假设今年的价格上涨3％。

3. You're only arguing for the sake of arguing (= because you like arguing).
你只是为争论而争论。

/seɪk/
noun
EMPHASIS 强调
for goodness'/God's/Pete's/heaven's, etc. sake
* used to emphasize requests or orders when you are angry or have lost patience
做做好事吧，看在上帝份上，看在老天份上

1. For goodness' sake don't let her know I told you!
行行好，千万别让她知道是我告诉你的！

(ALSO saki) /'sɑ:.ki/
noun [C or U]
* a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice and usually drunk warm
日本清酒

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - sake collapse

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1.PHRASE 短语由于;为了;因为…的缘故 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 .

【搭配模式】：PHR n

  • Let's assume for the sake of argument that we manage to build a satisfactory database...

    为了便于讨论，不妨假定我们成功地建立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...

    为忠于历史，请允许我们阐述真正的事实。

  • For safety's sake, never stand directly behind a horse.

    为安全起见，千万别站在马的正后方。

2.PHRASE 短语为…本身的缘故;鉴于…本身的价值 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 .

【搭配模式】：usu n PHR

  • Economic change for its own sake did not appeal to him...

    经济变化本身对他并没有吸引力。

  • I just like car trips for their own sake.

    我只是单纯地喜欢驾车旅行。

  • ...a love of truth and learning for its own sake.

    对真理和学问的纯粹的热爱

3.PHRASE 短语看在…份上;为了帮助(某人) When you do something for someone's sake, you do it in order to help them or make them happy.

【搭配模式】：N inflects

  • I trust you to do a good job for Stan's sake...

    我拜托你看在斯坦的份上好好干。

  • Linda knew that for both their sakes she must take drastic action.

    琳达知道，为了他俩，她必须断然行事。

4.PHRASE 短语(用于加强请求、疑问的语气或表示厌烦、恼怒)看在上帝份上，天哪，行行好，拜托 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.

【搭配模式】：N inflects

【语用信息】：feelings

【语域标签】：INFORMAL 非正式

  • For goodness sake, why didn't you ring me?...

    天哪，为什么你不给我打电话？

  • You've got a computer system, for heaven's sake.

    天啊，你已经装了计算机系统。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - sake collapse

sake
sake¹ / seik / noun⇨ see also sake ²
 IDIOMS 
▪ for Christ's, God's, goodness', heaven's, pity's, etc. 'sake
   used 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 sake
   because 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 sake
   in 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 sth
   in 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不惜牺牲自然流畅。
   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,不妨设想利率提高了 2%。
⇨ more at old  sake² (also saki) / 5sB:ki / noun
    [U] a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice
   日本清酒
⇨ see also sake ¹

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - sake collapse

sake
 see for the sake of.

新牛津英语同义词词典 - sake collapse

sake

noun
1 some parts of the mechanism are omitted from the diagram for the sake of clarity
CAUSE , purpose, reason, aim, end, objective, object, goal, motive;
FOR PURPOSES OF , for, in the interests of, in the cause of, in the furtherance of, in order to achieve, with something in mind.

2 she knew she had to be brave for the sake of her daughter | I hope for his sake we find him first
BENEFIT , advantage, good, well-being, welfare, interest, gain, profit; in someone's interests, to someone's advantage.

词源记忆 - sake collapse

sake 原因，起因，目的
来自古英语sacu, 诉讼，争辩，来自Proto-Germanic→*sako, 起诉，事件，事情，来自PIE→*sag, 调查，寻找，寻求，词源同seek, forsake。常见于短语for the sake of, 因某原因。

词源记忆 - sake collapse

sake 日本清酒
来自日语（可能是日式汉语）sake, 酒，也可发shu 音，代指清酒seishu, 清酒。比较shogun, 来自日式汉语将军。