sake

sakesakeD.J.:[seik]K.K.:[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。

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sake1[seik]n.1.■理由，缘故2.■利益3.■目的for any sake无论如何for God's (或 Christ's, goodness', gosh, heaven's, mercy's, pity's) sake[口语][用于加强语气]天哪，哎呀；看在上帝份上，求求你for old time's sake看在老交情的分上for one's own sake为了自己的利益for the sake of由于，为了 sake2['sɑ:ki]n.1.■日本清酒[亦作 saké, saki]

sakesake[seik]n.1.■理由; 目的, 关系, 缘故for all their sakes (=for the sake of them all)为了他们所有的人