中英互译

sake

英 /seɪk/美 /seɪk/

基本释义

n.
利益，好处；目的；为了便于讨论（for the sake of argument）；（强调重要或表示恼火）看在上帝分上，天哪（for God's/goodness'/Christ's/heaven's/Pete's etc. sake）；日本米酒，日本清酒
人名（Sake）（罗）萨克，（日）酒（姓）（人名）

复数sakes

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利益，好处cn.
- I believe in education for its own sake.
  我相信教育本身就是有价值的。
- We should be delighted to pursue knowledge for its own sake—even when what we find out is something we didn't particularly want to know.
  我们应该为追求知识这件事本身而感到高兴——即使我们学到的东西可能并不是我们特别想知道的。
- They insist that their conclusions are "measurable and actionable"—guides to behavior rather than analysis for its own sake.
  他们坚持认为他们的结论是“可测量和可操作的”——是行动指南，而不是单纯的分析。
目的cn.
- She gave up smoking for the sake of her health.
  为保持身体健康，她戒了烟。
- For the sake of fairness, it must be noted that there is a positive side to high heels.
  为了公平起见，必须指出高跟鞋也有好的一面。
为了便于讨论（for the sake of argument）cn.
- 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。
（强调重要或表示恼火）看在上帝分上，天哪（for God's/goodness'/Christ's/heaven's/Pete's etc. sake）cn.
- For goodness' sake, why didn't you call me?
  天哪，你为什么没给我打电话？

目的；利益；理由；日本米酒

利益

45.7%

清酒

27.2%

目的

16%

日本清酒

4.9%

酒

3.7%

理由

2.5%

for something's sake/for someone's sake
为了对某事物/某人有帮助；因为某事物/某人的缘故to help something or someone, or because of something or someone
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。
for the sake of something or someone
因为某事物/某人的缘故because of something or someone
For the sake of peace, I am willing to forgive them.
为了和平，我愿意原谅他们。