n.(名词)

1. 理由
2. 缘故
3. 目的
4. 关系
5. 酿酒
6. 利益
7. 千万
8. 看在上帝分上
9. 天哪
10. 行行好吧
11. 鉴于某事本身的价值
12. 为了某人起见
13. 为获得某物
14. 看在…份上
15. 日本清酒（=saki）

n.(名词)

1. [C] 缘故,理由 reason; purpose

Noun:

1. a reason for wanting something done;

   "for your sake"
   "died for the sake of his country"
   "in the interest of safety"
   "in the common interest"
   

2. Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

3. the purpose of achieving or obtaining;

   "for the sake of argument"
   

1.由于;为了;因为…的缘故
If you do somethingfor the sake of something, you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result. You can also say that you do itfor something'ssake .

e.g. Let's assume for thesake 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。
e.g. For thesake 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。

2.为…本身的缘故;鉴于…本身的价值
If you do somethingfor itsown 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 orsport for sport's sake .

e.g. Economic change for its ownsake did not appeal to him...
经济变化本身对他并没有吸引力。
e.g. I just like car trips for their ownsake.
我只是单纯地喜欢驾车旅行。

3.看在…份上;为了帮助(某人)
When you do somethingfor someone'ssake, you do it in order to help them or make them happy.

e.g. I trust you to do a good job for Stan'ssake...
我拜托你看在斯坦的份上好好干。
e.g. 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.(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 asfor God's sake ,for heaven's sake ,for goodness sake, orfor 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.

e.g. For goodnesssake, why didn't you ring me?...
天哪，为什么你不给我打电话？
e.g. You've got a computer system, for heaven'ssake.
天啊，你已经装了计算机系统。

1. 清酒：直觉告诉他,清酒(sake)的酿造过程中,一定蕴含着一个使肌肤晶莹剔透的秘密. 5年的潜心研究,300多种不同的天然酵母菌的删选分析,SK-II科学家们终于发现了珍贵的神奇物质Pitera,它是有一种天然酵母发酵而成,直到今天也不能用人工合成.

2. sake是什么意思

2. 缘故：我们可以按照各单词的不同部分对比记忆为:我(w)醒来(weak),吃(c)蛋糕(cake),他(t)拿着(take)东西,拄着棍子(l)在湖(lake)边,不是(b)在烘烤(bake),由于蛇(s)的缘故(sake),满天飞(f)骗子(fake),妈妈(m)在制造(make).

He is away all year for the sake of his work.

因工作关系，他整年出门在外。

You should take care of your niece for the sake of your sister.

看在姐妹的份上，你应该照顾你的侄女。

Never do wrong for the sake of money.

绝不要为金钱而做坏事。

It's the company's policy to sacrifice short-term profits for the sake of long-term growth.

为长期发展而牺牲短期利润是公司的方针。

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！

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

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。

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%。

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！

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

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

1. He loves poetry for beauty's sake.
   他因为诗美而喜欢诗歌。
2. We did it for convenience' sake.
   我们为了方便起见才这么做。
3. She changed into old clothes for the sake of comfort.
   为了舒适,她換上了旧衣服。

for Christ's〔God's, goodness', pity's〕 sake

看在上帝分上(used when asking strongly for sth)

for the sake of, because of

参见because条。

介词+～

• sake">for any sake无论如何
• sake">art for art's sake为艺术而艺术
• sake">for friendship's sake为了友谊的缘故
• sake%20of">for the sake of为了…起见

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的sacu，意为诉因，犯罪，辩论，有罪；最初源自原始日尔曼语的sako，意为事情，指控，控告。