sake (1) — EN↔ZH

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/BrE seɪk

, AmE seɪk

noun

1 (purpose) 目的;

for the sake of clarity, for clarity's sake 为了清楚起见;

to do sth for its own sake or for the sake of it or for sth's sake 为某事本身的缘故而做某事;

to kill for the sake of killing 为了杀戮而杀戮;

for old times' sake 念及旧日的情分;

art for art's sake 为了艺术而艺术

2 (benefit) 利益;

for my/her sake 看在我／她的份上;

for God's or pity's or heaven's or goodness' sake! 看在上帝的份上！ [表示生气、不耐烦或加强语气]