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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- sake
[seɪk]
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1.
noun
[+health]
[ career]
[ person etc]
for the sake of 为了
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do it for my sake!
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看在我的情份上做吧！
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for its own sake
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纯粹为此而已
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he enjoys talking for talking's sake
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他喜欢为了说话而说话
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for argument's sake, for the sake of argument
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为了便于讨论
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for goodness {or} heaven's sake!
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[inf] 看在上帝份上！
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- sake
[seɪk]
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1.
n.[u]
利益
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They pretend for my sake they don't worry.
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他们假装不在乎我的利益。
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2.
n.[u]
日本米酒，日本清酒
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We love to eat sushi and drink warm sake.
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我们喜欢吃寿司，喝着温暖的日本清酒。
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3.
n.[u]
目的，缘故
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For the sake of your health make a determined effort to stop smoking.
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为了你的健康，请下决心戒烟。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- sake
[seɪk]
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1.
n
benefit or interest (esp in the phrase for (someone's or one's own) sake)
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2.
n
the purpose of obtaining or achieving (esp in the phrase for the sake of (something))
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3.
n
used in various exclamations of impatience, urgency, etc
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for heaven's sake
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for pete's sake
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C13 (in the phrase for the sake of, probably from legal usage): from Old English sacu lawsuit (hence, a cause); related to Old Norse sok, German Sache matter
- sake
['sækɪ]
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1.
n
a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C17: from Japanese
Examples
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For goodness' sake!
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看在老天爷面上！
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for the sake of harmony
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为融洽起见
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For heaven's sake!
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[用于加强请求的语气]看在上帝面上！
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for goodness sake!
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看在老天爷的份上！
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for its own sake
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纯粹为此而已
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