sake

[seik]

n.理由, 缘故, 目的, 利益
n.日本清酒（=saki）

n.[C][theS]

1. 目的

2. 理由; 缘故; 利益

John did it for his own sake.

约翰为了自身的利益而做这事情。

He moved his family to a warmer state for the sake of his wife's health.

为了妻子的健康, 他把家搬到一个更暖和的州。

词形变化

名词复数：sakes

词义辨析

同义:

n.缘由, 代表, 安宁, 顾虑, 利益

cause  account  interest  behalf  consideration  regard  respect  use  avail  advantage  profit  gain  benefit  welfare  good

n.目的, 理由, 意图, 机会

purpose  end  object  objective  view  aim  goal  rationale  reason  intention  intent  plan  design  occasion  motive  

英英释义

名词 sake:

a reason for wanting something done

同义词：interest

Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

同义词：saki, rice beer

the purpose of achieving or obtaining

短语词组

for sb.'s sake

1. 为某人着想

We moved out to the country for the children's sake.

为孩子们着想, 我们搬到了乡下。

for the sake of

1. 为了

He argues for the sake of arguing.

他是为争辩而争辩。

补充

sakesake英:[seik] 美:[sek]n.1.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。

例句

1. 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。 2. 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。 3. 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。 4. Stop it, for God's sake!看在上帝分上, 住手！ 5. For goodness' sake, what are you doing?天啊, 你在做什么？ 6. He enjoys talking for its own sake.他只是单纯喜欢谈话。 7. He enjoys talking for talking's sake.他喜欢为了谈话而谈话。 8. We moved out to the country for the children's sake.为孩子们着想, 我们搬到了乡下。 9. Do it for my sake!为我而做吧！ 10. For safety's sake, don't stand behind the horse.安全起见, 不要站在马的后面。 11. He gave up smoking for the sake of his health.为了健康, 他戒了烟。 12. I resigned from my job for the sake of my sanity.为了精神健康, 我辞职了。 13. She started an argument just for the sake of it.她无缘无故挑起了一番争吵。 14. the couple moved to the coast for the sake of her health.那对夫妇为了她的健康搬到沿海地区居住。 15. for safety's sake, photographers are obliged to stand behind police lines.为安全起见，摄影师被迫站在警方所设隔离带之后。 16. let us say, for the sake of argument, that the plotter and the assassin are one and the same person.为了便于展开讨论，让我们假设密谋者和行刺者是同一个人。 17. new ideas amount to change for change's sake.新的思想会为变化而变化。 18. I felt I couldn't give up, for my own sake or the baby's.为了我自己或为了我的婴儿，我觉得我不能放弃。 19. I have to make an effort for John's sake.为了约翰我得努力。 20. he'd do anything for me—even killed a man for my sake.为了讨我喜欢他什么都会干，还杀了一个人。 21. I've spent a long time doing things for everybody's sake.为了使大家都满意，我长期以来做了不少事情。 22. ‘Oh, for God's sake!’ snarled Dyson.“啊，天哪！”戴森怒吼道。 23. where did you get it, for heaven's sake?.天哪，你从哪里搞到这东西的？。 24. they sat in the back seats for old times' sake.为了怀旧他们坐在后座。 25. For goodness' sake, hurry up!看在老天份上，还不快点！ 26. Why have you taken so long, for God's sake?天哪，你干吗那么久？ 27. Don't go to any trouble for my sake.看在我面上，别惹麻烦。 28. They only stayed together for the sake of their children/for their children's sake.他们之所以没有离婚，完全是为了孩子。 29. She gave up her job for the sake of her health.她为了健康放弃了自己的工作。 30. Please do it for her sake. [=do it for her; do it to help her]请为了她去做这件事吧。 31. They sacrificed their lives for all our sakes. [=to help all of us]他们为了我们牺牲了生命。 32. We must do it for the sake of our country.为了祖国，我们必须这样做。 33. "For simplicity's sake [=to make this discussion simpler], we'll consider these two options as basically the same."为了简化，我们将把这两个选项视为基本相同。 34. "Let's assume, for argument's sake, that it was a mistake. = Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that it was a mistake. [=let's say for now that it was a mistake so that we can see how that will affect our discussion]"为了便于讨论，我们假设这是错误的。 35. "For the sake of clarity [=in order to be clear], I've listed each item separately."为了清晰，我把每一项都单独列出。 36. They'll do anything for the sake of (making a) profit.为了牟利，他们什么事都干得出来。 37. scholars who pursue knowledge for its own sake [=because they want to learn]为做学问而求知的学者 38. I don't paint for money. My motto is “Art for art's sake.” [=I believe in making art for no other reason than that art is important]我画画不是为了挣钱。我的座右铭是“为了艺术而艺术”。 39. "For heaven's/Pete's sake, could you hurry up?"天哪，你能不能抓紧点儿？ 40. "Stop asking me questions, for God's sake!"看在上帝的份上，别再问我了！ 41. "For pity's/God's/Christ's sake, what's taking so long?"哎呀，怎么这么慢呀？ 42. "“You won!” “Oh, for goodness'/heaven's/Pete's sake. I can't believe it!”"“你赢了！”“哦，天哪，简直难以置信！” 43. He and his old friends from college went back to the bar for old times' sake.他和几个大学时期的老友回到酒吧，重温往日时光。 44. We drove around town just for the sake of it.我们开车在城里四处转转，只是随便兜兜风。