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单词 for pete's sake
释义

sake1 /sāk/

noun
  1. A cause
  2. Account, behalf
  3. Advantage, benefit
  4. Purpose, aim, object
ORIGIN: OE sacu strife, a lawsuit; Du zaak, Ger Sache; OE sacan to strive, Gothic sakan; cf sac2, sackless, seek

for goodness (or heaven's, pete's, etc) sake

An expression of frustration, irritation, urgency, etc

for old sake's sake (obsolete) or old time's sake

For the sake of old times or friendship, for auld lang syne

for the sake of

  1. For the purpose of
  2. On account of

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