单词 | sake |
例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ACCEPT〕I was desperately unhappy in that job, but had to grit my teeth and stay smiling for the sake of my children. 我做那份工作极不开心,但是为了孩子,我只得咬咬牙,保持微笑。朗文写作活用〔ARGUE〕Oh, for goodness sake, stop squabbling, you two! 噢,看在老天的份上,别吵了,你们俩!朗文写作活用〔COMPLAIN〕For heaven's sake stop whining. Nobody has touched your precious records. 看在上帝的份上,不要再嘀咕了。没有人碰过你的宝贝唱片。朗文写作活用〔COMPLETE/NOT COMPLETE〕For the sake of completeness we should add these figures to the report. 为完整起见,我们应该把这些数字加进报告里。朗文写作活用〔CONTINUE〕It is best if divorced parents can maintain friendly relations for the sake of the children. 父母离婚后,如果看在孩子的份上能保持良好的关系最好不过。朗文写作活用〔FINISH〕If that's what you want to do, for heaven's sake do it and have done with it. 如果你想那样做,看在老天爷分上你就去做,然后别再烦。朗文写作活用〔For heaven's sake〕For heaven's sake, turn down that music! 看在老天的份上,音乐关小点儿!韦氏高阶〔For heaven's/Pete's sake〕For heaven's/Pete's sake, could you hurry up? 天哪,你能不能抓紧点儿?韦氏高阶〔For heaven's/Pete's sake〕For pity's/God's/Christ's sake, what's taking so long? 哎呀,怎么这么慢呀?韦氏高阶〔GIVE〕The nation is not prepared to sacrifice its independence for the sake of an alliance with a powerful neighbour. 该国不愿意为了与一个强大的邻国结盟而牺牲本国的独立。朗文写作活用〔HONEST〕She is a woman of integrity who has never abandoned her principles for the sake of making money. 她是个刚正不阿的女性,从来不因为赚钱而放弃自己的原则。朗文写作活用〔Let's say〕Let's say you're right, for argument's sake.为方便讨论,假设你是对的。韦氏高阶〔PRETEND〕Simon told Susan that his marriage was a charade, continued only for the sake of the children. 西蒙告诉苏珊他的婚姻是一种假象,只是看在孩子们的份上才维持着。朗文写作活用〔RELAX/RELAXED〕For heaven's sake Keith, will you just sit down and relax for five minutes! 看在老天的份上,基思,你能不能坐下来放松五分钟?朗文写作活用〔SAVE〕Bob and Martha worked hard to save their marriage, for the sake of the children. 鲍勃和玛莎为了孩子,努力挽救他们的婚姻。朗文写作活用〔Safety first〕The climbers were roped together for safety. = The climbers were roped together for safety's sake.为了安全,这些登山者用绳索把大家连在一起。韦氏高阶〔TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED〕Although Mark felt depressed he did his best to enter into the spirit for Julie's sake. 虽然马克感到沮丧,但为了朱莉,他尽力融入欢乐的气氛中。朗文写作活用〔TIRED/TIRING〕For goodness’ sake go home! You look ready to drop. 看在上帝的份上,回家去吧!你看上去累得快倒下了。朗文写作活用〔argue〕I would wish to argue that appreciation of the arts should be encouraged for its own sake.我倒是认为,应该提倡为艺术而欣赏艺术。牛津搭配〔argument〕Let us accept, for the sake of argument, that she is right.为了进行辩论,我们姑且接受她是对的。韦氏高阶〔argument〕Let's assume for the sake of argument(= in order to discuss the problem)that we can't start till March.为方便讨论起见,先假定我们要到三月份才能开始。牛津高阶〔buck (sb/sth) up〕Oh, buck up for heaven's sake, Anthony! I'm sick of looking at your miserable face.噢,安东尼,看在老天的份上振作起来!我不愿看到你那副愁眉苦脸的样子。剑桥高阶〔call〕It costs 99 cents: let's call it an even dollar for simplicity's sake.价钱是99美分,为方便起见就算作1美元吧。韦氏高阶〔calm (sb) down〕Calm down, for goodness sake. It's nothing to get excited about! 看在上帝的份上,安静下来吧。没什么可激动的!剑桥高阶〔chin-chin〕For the sake of appearances we chin-chinned and tried to look gay.为了装装样子,我们互相举杯祝酒,尽量表现出快乐的神情。英汉大词典〔clarity〕For the sake of clarity she went back over the key points.为清晰起见,她把要点又回顾了一遍。牛津搭配〔common sense〕For goodness' sake, just use your common sense! 我的老天,你也凭常识想想!牛津高阶〔completeness〕For the sake of completeness, I should also mention two other minor developments.为了不遗漏任何细节,我还想提提另外两个不太重要的新情况。剑桥高阶〔complete〕For the sake of completeness I should mention one further argument.为完整起见,我还想提一个论点。朗文当代〔complete〕For the sake of completeness, all names are given in full.为完整起见,所有名称均用全名。牛津高阶〔compromise〕Don't compromise your beliefs/principles for the sake of being accepted.不要为了得到别人的认同就放弃了你自己的信仰/原则。剑桥高阶〔concord〕They expressed the hope that he would pursue a neutral and balanced policy for the sake of national concord.他们希望, 为了民族和睦, 他会奉行中立平衡的政策。外研社新世纪〔concord〕They expressed the hope that he would pursue a neutral and balanced policy for the sake of national concord.他们希望,为了国家的和谐,他会奉行中立、不偏不倚的政策。柯林斯高阶〔consistency〕The word can be spelled ten different ways. For consistency's sake, I'm going to use this spelling.这个单词有十种不同拼法, 为了保持一致, 我将使用这种拼法。外研社新世纪〔contemplate〕She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.她考虑为了孩子而离开。外研社新世纪〔contemplate〕She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.她考虑为了孩子而离开。柯林斯高阶〔convenience〕For (the sake of) convenience, the two groups have been treated as one in this report.为方便起见,这两个组在本报告中被视为一组。牛津高阶〔convenience〕We leave the keys near the front door for the sake of convenience.为了方便,我们把钥匙放在前门附近。牛津搭配〔drop the ball〕For God's sake don't drop the ball on this - we're relying on you.千万不要搞砸了,我们就靠你了!剑桥高阶〔enmity〕We need to put aside old enmities for the sake of peace.为了和平,我们要不计前嫌。韦氏高阶〔evil〕For the sake of long-term peace, the military option is the lesser evil/the lesser of two evils (= the less unpleasant of two bad choices).为了长期的和平,采取军事行动是两害相权取其轻的选择。剑桥高阶〔fact〕For God's sake, look at the facts! 看在上帝的份儿上,考虑一下这些事实!牛津搭配〔for its own sake〕I believe in education for its own sake, not just to get a good job.我主张学习本身的乐趣,而不仅仅是找到一份工作。剑桥高阶〔for old times' sake〕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。韦氏高阶〔for old times' sake〕We should all meet up again - just for old times' sake.我们大家应该重聚一次——就为了重温美好的旧日时光。剑桥高阶〔for the sake of it〕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。韦氏高阶〔formality〕An established form, rule, or custom, especially one followed merely for the sake of procedure or decorum.礼节,俗套:被确认的形式、规则或习俗,尤指仅仅是因为程序或礼仪需要而遵循的美国传统〔form〕The judge asked him his name for form's sake.法官官样文章地问了他的姓名。英汉大词典〔fuck〕Come on, for fuck's sake.行啦,看他妈的老天面上。英汉大词典〔gawd〕For Gawd's sake hurry up! 看在上帝的分上快点吧!牛津高阶〔god〕For God's sake, shut up! 看在上帝的份上,别说了!朗文当代〔goodness〕For goodness' sake, why didn't you ring me?天哪, 你怎么不给我打电话?外研社新世纪〔grip〕For God's sake get a grip! 看在上帝的份上,你冷静点!朗文当代〔hear〕For God's sake shut up. I can't hear myself think!.看在老天爷的份上,闭嘴吧。吵死我了!柯林斯高阶〔hear〕For God's sake shut up. I can't hear myself think!看在上帝的分上, 闭嘴吧!我都被吵得做不了事情了。外研社新世纪〔heaven〕Don't for heaven's sake forget your keys again.天哪, 别再忘了你的钥匙。外研社新世纪〔heaven〕For heaven's sake, be careful!天哪, 小心点!外研社新世纪〔heaven〕For heaven's sake, let's all get to sleep.看在上帝的份上,我们都睡觉吧。朗文当代〔heaven〕Oh, for heaven's sake, be quiet!唉, 看在上帝的份上, 安静点!外研社新世纪〔heaven〕Oh, for heaven's sake. Mark, do you have to make everything into a joke? 啊,天哪!马克,你什么事都要开玩笑吗?朗文当代〔heaven〕Stop complaining, for heaven's sake, I'm coming.看在上帝的份上, 别抱怨了, 我来了。外研社新世纪〔immolate〕He was immolating himself for his family's sake.他在为子女家人作自我牺牲。英汉大词典〔inconvenience〕Do not inconvenience yourself for my sake.不要因我而太麻烦你自己。21世纪英汉〔insure〕Every father should insure his life for the sake of his wife and children.为了替妻子儿女着想,每个做父亲的都应当给自己保人寿险。英汉大词典〔keep to sth〕For heaven's sake let's keep to the point or we'll never reach any decisions.看在老天的份上,我们别跑题,否则什么都决定不下来。剑桥高阶〔keep up appearances〕They were very unhappily married but kept up appearances for the sake of their children.他们的婚姻并不幸福,但为了子女而装作一切正常。剑桥高阶〔keep〕Keep him off politics, for goodness sake.看在上帝的份上,别让他参与政治。麦克米伦高阶〔keep〕Sometimes it was hard to keep going, but we did it for the children's sake.有时候很难坚持下去,但是为了孩子我们挺过来了。剑桥高阶〔kirk〕For the sake of propriety off she went to kirk.碍于礼节她才去教堂。外研社新世纪〔land〕We've only got another week, for land's sake.天啊!现在我们只剩下一星期了。英汉大词典〔length〕He went to the length of perjuring for her sake.他为了她的缘故甚至作伪证。英汉大词典〔let〕If you have let yourself go, you should consider doing something about it for the sake of your health.你以前要是对自己不管不顾,现在应该为了自己的健康着想而改变一下。柯林斯高阶〔life〕She risked her life for the sake of the children.她为了孩子冒生命危险。牛津搭配〔like〕He pretended to like her for Tony's sake.为了托尼,他假装喜欢她。牛津搭配〔love〕If not for the love of justice, then do it for her sake.即使不是为了主持公道,那末就算为她做这事吧。英汉大词典〔lucre〕Lives are sacrificed for the sake of lucre.为了钱财牺牲了众多生命。外研社新世纪〔madness〕It would be madness to throw away your career for the sake of this man.为了这个男人而放弃你的事业真是愚蠢。麦克米伦高阶〔marriage〕They are struggling to save their marriage for the children's sake.为了孩子们他们正竭力挽救婚姻。牛津搭配〔masquerade〕She didn't really love him, but she kept up the masquerade for the children's sake.她并不真的爱他,但为了孩子她一直在伪装。朗文当代〔mortgage〕We shall never mortgage our independence to anyone, for the sake of any material interests.我们决不会为了物质利益而向任何人出卖独立。英汉大词典〔need〕Well, for Heaven's sake, you don't need to apologize.噢,看在上天的份上,你不用道歉。柯林斯高阶〔peace〕She had done it for the sake of peace in the family.她这样做是为了家庭的和睦。英汉大词典〔pity〕For pity's sake be quiet.行行好,安静一点吧!英汉大词典〔pity〕For pity's sake just shut up and let me drive! 请发发慈悲,闭上嘴让我开车吧!朗文当代〔pity〕For pity's sake, Jack, stop moaning.拜托,杰克,别再呻吟了。麦克米伦高阶〔pity〕For pity's sake, leave him alone.请行行好, 放过他吧。外研社新世纪〔police power〕The inherent authority of a government to impose restrictions on private rights for the sake of public welfare, order, and security.治安权;警察权:为了确保公共福利、秩序和安全,政府对个人权利予以限制的根本授权美国传统〔preoccupation〕My main preoccupation now is trying to keep life normal for the sake of my two boys.我现在想得最多的是要为了我的两个儿子而尽力使生活保持正常。剑桥高阶〔refugee〕Many claimed to be environmental refugees, leaving for the sake of their health.很多人都自称是因为健康原因而离开的环境难民。牛津搭配〔sacrifice〕Comfort has been sacrificed for the sake of improved performance.为了提高性能而舍弃了舒适。牛津搭配〔sacrifice〕Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.牺牲:为了某个被认为更有价值或权利的人或物而放弃非常珍贵的东西美国传统〔sacrifice〕In her writing, clarity is sometimes sacrificed to (= for the sake of) brevity.她的写作有时为追求简短而损害了意思的清晰表达。牛津搭配〔safety〕You shouldn't travel alone, for safety's sake (=in order to be safe) .为安全起见,你不该独自一人旅行。朗文当代〔sake〕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。外研社新世纪〔sake〕Do be careful, for goodness' sake.千万要小心。牛津高阶〔sake〕Don't get married just for the sake of it.不要为结婚而结婚。牛津高阶〔sake〕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。柯林斯高阶〔sake〕Encourage your children to seek knowledge for its own sake.鼓励你的孩子为知识而寻找知识。麦克米伦高阶〔sake〕For clarity's sake, I'd like to reword my statement.为了清楚明了,我要将我的声明改写一下。麦克米伦高阶〔sake〕For goodness sake, don't be late! 看在上帝的份上,千万别迟到!朗文当代〔sake〕For goodness' sake don't let her know I told you! 行行好,千万别让她知道是我告诉你的!剑桥高阶〔sake〕For goodness' sake, stop arguing! 看在老天爷面上,别再争论了。英汉大词典〔sake〕For goodness' sake, what are you doing?天啊, 你在做什么?外研社新世纪〔sake〕For my own sake as well as for yours, I will do my very best.为了我自己也是为了你,我将尽我的全力去做。英汉大词典〔sake〕For old times' sake I agreed to go with him.看在老交情份上,我同意和他一起去。英汉大词典〔sake〕For pity's sake, help me! 行行好,帮帮我吧!牛津高阶〔sake〕For safety's sake, don't stand behind the horse.安全起见, 不要站在马的后面。外研社新世纪〔sake〕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。柯林斯高阶〔sake〕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。外研社新世纪〔sake〕He enjoys talking for its own sake.他只是单纯喜欢谈话。外研社新世纪〔sake〕He enjoys talking for talking's sake.他喜欢为了谈话而谈话。外研社新世纪〔sake〕He gave up smoking for the sake of his health.为了健康, 他戒了烟。外研社新世纪〔sake〕He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health.他为了健康而迁居海滨。朗文当代〔sake〕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。外研社新世纪〔sake〕I believe in education for its own sake.我相信教育本身就是有价值的。牛津高阶〔sake〕I don't like to argue for argument's sake [for the sake of arguing].我不喜欢为辩论而辩论。文馨英汉〔sake〕I hope for both our sakes that you're right! 为你我着想,我希望你是对的!剑桥高阶〔sake〕I hope he's told the truth for his own sake (=because it will be good for him) .为了他自己好,我希望他已经说出了真相。朗文当代〔sake〕I hope you're not doing this just for the sake of the money.我希望你做这件事不只是为了钱。麦克米伦高阶〔sake〕I just like car trips for their own sake.我只是单纯地喜欢驾车旅行。柯林斯高阶〔sake〕I only went for Kay's sake.我是为了凯才去的。朗文当代〔sake〕I resigned from my job for the sake of my sanity.为了精神健康, 我辞职了。外研社新世纪〔sake〕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。柯林斯高阶〔sake〕I'm not just asking for the sake of it. I need an answer.我不是为问而问,我需要一个答案。麦克米伦高阶〔sake〕I'm not just doing this for my own sake, you know.我做这件事不只是为我自己,你知道。麦克米伦高阶〔sake〕If you won't stop gambling [smoking] for your own sake, do it for the sake of your family! 如果你不肯为了自己而戒赌[烟],那么就为了你的家人把它戒掉吧!文馨英汉〔sake〕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。柯林斯高阶〔sake〕Let's not disagree for the sake of (= because of) a few dollars.咱们不要因为几块钱闹别扭。剑桥高阶〔sake〕Let's say, just for the sake of argument, that you've got £200 to invest.为了说起来方便,比方说吧,你有 200 英镑可用于投资。朗文当代〔sake〕Let's say, just for the sake of argument/for argument's sake (= for the purpose of this discussion), that prices rise by three percent this year.为了便于讨论,我们假设今年的价格上涨3%。剑桥高阶〔sake〕Let's suppose, for the sake of argument(= in order to have a discussion), that inter est rates went up by 2%.为了便于讨论,不妨设想利率提高了 2%。牛津高阶〔sake〕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。柯林斯高阶〔sake〕Oh, for goodness' sake, leave me alone! 噢,行行好,让我独自呆着!麦克米伦高阶〔sake〕Please do it, for David's sake.为了戴维,请做这件事。剑桥高阶〔sake〕She gave up smoking for the sake of her health.为保持身体健康,她戒了烟。牛津高阶〔sake〕She likes spending money just for the sake of it.她喜欢花钱就是因为想花钱。朗文当代〔sake〕She rattled on, just talking for talking's sake.她喋喋不休,只是为说话而说话。英汉大词典〔sake〕She started an argument just for the sake of it.她无缘无故挑起了一番争吵。外研社新世纪〔sake〕So let's say, just for the sake of argument, that you're right.为了便于讨论,比方说你是对的。麦克米伦高阶〔sake〕The regulation is not just for the protection of the workers, but also for the sake of the whole community.规定不只是为了保护工人,也是为了整个社区的利益。麦克米伦高阶〔sake〕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。牛津高阶〔sake〕Their parents only stayed together for the sake of the children.他们的父母仅仅是为了孩子才没有分开。剑桥高阶〔sake〕They stayed together for the sake of the children.为了孩子,他们还待在一起。牛津高阶〔sake〕We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned.为了她好我们希望婚礼按计划进行。麦克米伦高阶〔sake〕We moved out to the country for the children's sake.为孩子们着想, 我们搬到了乡下。外研社新世纪〔sake〕We must do it for the sake of our country.为了祖国,我们必须这样做。韦氏高阶〔sake〕Why for heaven's sake didn't you tell me you were feeling ill? 天哪,你为什么不告诉我你感到不舒服?英汉大词典〔sake〕You can do it. Please, for my sake.这个你是能做的。求你了,就算为了我。牛津高阶〔sake〕You've got a computer system, for heaven's sake.天啊,你已经装了计算机系统。柯林斯高阶〔self-abnegation〕The setting aside of self-interest for the sake of others or for a belief or principle.克己,自我牺牲:为了别人或为了一种信仰或原则而将自己的利益搁置于一旁美国传统〔self-sacrifice〕Sacrifice of one's personal interests or well-being for the sake of others or for a cause.自我牺牲:为了别人或某项事业的利益而牺牲个人的利益或幸福美国传统〔sequence〕For the sake of convenience the photographs are shown in chronological sequence (= in the order in which they were taken).为方便起见,照片按时间顺序展示。剑桥高阶〔set aside〕He urged them to set aside minor differences for the sake of peace.他敦促他们为了和平抛开一些小的分歧。柯林斯高阶〔shilly-shally〕For goodness sake stop shilly-shallying and get a move on!看在老天爷的份上, 别再犹豫了, 赶快行动吧!外研社新世纪〔show〕They made a show of affection for the sake of the children.他们为了孩子,假装还爱恋着对方。麦克米伦高阶〔shut off〕Will somebody for God's sake shut that alarm off.看在上帝的份上,谁去关掉那个闹钟吧。柯林斯高阶〔sight〕We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that education is important for its own sake.我们不应该忽视教育本身就很重要这个事实。外研社新世纪〔sight〕We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that education is important for its own sake.教育本身就很重要,我们不应忽视这一事实。柯林斯高阶〔simplicity〕For the sake of simplicity, let's divide the discussion into two parts.为了方便起见,我们把讨论分成两部份。牛津高阶〔simplicity〕For the sake of simplicity, the tax form is divided into three sections.为简明起见,税单分成三个部分。朗文当代〔simplicity〕For the sake of simplicity, we will focus on the two most common cases.为了简单起见,我们将重点讨论两种最常见的情况。牛津搭配〔sniffle〕For goodness' sake, stop sniffling! 看在老天爷的面上,别再抽鼻子了!朗文当代〔snivel〕Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance.为了做做样子,卡萝尔适时地抽了几下鼻子。柯林斯高阶〔snivel〕Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance.为了装装样子, 卡罗尔像模像样地抽噎了几声。外研社新世纪〔stay〕They decided to stay together for the sake of the children.他们决定为了孩子维系他们的婚姻。麦克米伦高阶〔straight〕I hope for your sake you're playing it straight (=being honest) .为了你自己,我希望你说实话。朗文当代〔vibration〕Aircraft manufacturers want to reduce vibration for the sake of safety.飞机制造商出于安全的考虑而想要减轻震动。剑桥高阶〔voice〕Keep your voice down, for goodness sake.求求你了, 小点声吧。外研社新世纪〔voice〕Keep your voice down, for goodness sake.看在上天的份儿上,小点儿声。柯林斯高阶〔whine〕For goodness sake, stop whining! 看在老天爷的面子上,不要再嘀嘀咕咕了!麦克米伦高阶〔whine〕For goodness' sake stop whining,it's not much further to go.看在上帝的份上别再抱怨了,事情严重不到哪儿。21世纪英汉Aircraft manufacturers want to reduce noise and vibration for the sake of both comfort and safety.为了既舒适又安全,飞机制造商们考虑要减少噪音和振动。剑桥国际Although her mind was in a turmoil, she tried to stay calm for the sake of her children.虽然她的思想处于混乱中, 为了孩子们起见她努力保持镇静。剑桥国际Calm down, for goodness sake. It's nothing to get excited about! 看在上帝的份上,安静。没什么可兴奋的!剑桥国际Don't compromise your beliefs/principles for the sake of being accepted.不要为了得到别人的认同,就放弃了你的信仰/原则。剑桥国际For Christ's sake, turn that music off! 看在基督的份上,把音乐关了!剑桥国际For God's sake, man, where's your spunk! 看在上帝的份上,伙计,你的勇气呢!剑桥国际For goodness sake don't let her know I told you! 看在老天爷面上,不要让她知道我告诉了你!剑桥国际For heaven's sake let's keep to the point or we'll never reach any decisions.看在老天的份上,我们别离题,否则什么决定也作不了。剑桥国际For the sake of completeness (=So that nothing is omitted), I should also mention two other minor developments.为了不遗漏任何细节,我想同时谈谈其他两项较次要的动态。剑桥国际For the sake of convenience the photographs are shown in chronological sequence (= in the order in which they were taken).为了方便起见,照片按时间顺序展示。剑桥国际For the sake of party unity he tried to get rid of the dissenters.他为党的团结着想,力图除掉不顺从者。剑桥国际For the sake of politeness she responded to his remarks with feigned amusement.出于礼貌,她对他的话假装很有兴趣。剑桥国际He argues for the sake of arguing. 他是为争辩而争辩。译典通He offered me some sake.他请我喝日本米酒。剑桥国际Her designs are never pretty for the sake of prettiness.她的设计从来不为美而美。剑桥国际I'm studying English for its own sake (= because it is interesting and enjoyable, not because I need to or have to).我学英语只是因为英语有意思。剑桥国际John and Mary only stayed together for the sake of the children.约翰和玛丽仅仅为了孩子的缘故继续待在一起。剑桥国际John did it for his own sake. 约翰为了自身的利益而做这事情。译典通Let's not disagree for the sake of (= because of) a few pounds.我们不要为了几镑钱闹得不和。剑桥国际Let's say, just for the sake of argument/for argument's sake (= for the purpose of this discussion), that prices rise by 3 per cent this year.只是为了讨论方便起见,让我们假定今年物价上涨了3个百分点。剑桥国际My main preoccupation (= The thing that I am thinking about most) now is trying to keep life normal for the sake of my two boys.为了两个儿子,我现在想得最多的是要使生活正常。剑桥国际Please do it, for my/his/her/their/David's sake.请为了我/他/她/他们/大卫的利益去做这件事吧。剑桥国际Stop mumbling, for goodness sake. 看在老天爷面上,别再咕哝了。译典通Stop ogling, Roz--for goodness sake show a little restraint! 别抛媚眼了,罗兹----看在老天的份上稍稍克制一下吧!剑桥国际Take your sunglasses off, for goodness’ sake, and stop posing! 看在老天爷的份上,你把太阳镜摘下来,别再装腔作势了!剑桥国际There are certain circumstances when war is justifiable, when, for the sake of long-term peace, the military option is the lesser evil/the lesser of two evils.某些情况下战争是正当的,这时,为了长期和平,选择战争是两害中较小者。剑桥国际They tried to keep the family together for the sake of the children.为了子女他们努力使家庭团圆和睦。剑桥国际We'll have two sakes (= containers of sake) please.来两杯米酒。剑桥国际You're only arguing for the sake of arguing (= because you like arguing).你只是为争论而争论。剑桥国际 |
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