/seɪk ||; sek/noun[C] for Christ's/God's/goodness'/Heaven's/pity's, etc sake(spoken 口语) used to emphasize that it is important to do sth or to show that you are annoyed （用于强调重要性或恼怒）: For goodness' sake, hurry up! 看在老天份上，还不快点！Why have you taken so long, for God's sake? 天哪，你干吗那么久？ ☞ For God's sake and especially for Christ's sake are stronger and may offend some people. for God's sake及for Christ's sake语气较重，尤其是for Christ's sake，也许会冒犯某些人。 for the sake of sb/sth;for sb's/sth's sake in order to help sb/sth 为某人或某事物起见: Don't go to any trouble for my sake. 看在我面上，别惹麻烦。They only stayed together for the sake of their children/for their children's sake. 他们之所以没有离婚，完全是为了孩子。 for the sake of sth/of doing sth in order to get or keep sth; for the purpose of sth 为了获得或保持某物；为了；由于: She gave up her job for the sake of her health. 她为了健康放弃了自己的工作。