for goodness' sake

1 spokenANNOY said when you are annoyed or surprised, especially when telling someone to do something 看在老天爷的面上〔用来表示烦躁或惊讶，尤指要求某人做某事〕

For goodness’ sake stop arguing!

看在老天爷的面上，别吵了！

Examples from the Corpus

for goodness’ sake• For goodness' sake, be quiet!

→ for goodness’ sake at goodness(2)

2 spoken

a) EMPHASIZEused when you are telling someone how important it is to do something or not to do something 看在上帝的份上〔表示某事很重要〕

For goodness' sake, don’t be late!

看在上帝的份上，千万别迟到！

b) ANGRYused to show that you are angry or annoyed 天哪〔表示生气或厌烦〕

What is it now, for God’s sake?

天哪，又怎么啦？

→ for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete's sake at sake1(2)

词汇	for goodness' sake
释义	for goodness' sake for goodness' sake 1 spokenANNOY said when you are annoyed or surprised, especially when telling someone to do something 看在老天爷的面上〔用来表示烦躁或惊讶，尤指要求某人做某事〕 For goodness’ sake stop arguing! 看在老天爷的面上，别吵了！ Examples from the Corpus for goodness’ sake• For goodness' sake, be quiet! → for goodness’ sake at goodness(2) 2 spoken a) EMPHASIZEused when you are telling someone how important it is to do something or not to do something 看在上帝的份上〔表示某事很重要〕 For goodness' sake, don’t be late! 看在上帝的份上，千万别迟到！ b) ANGRYused to show that you are angry or annoyed 天哪〔表示生气或厌烦〕 What is it now, for God’s sake? 天哪，又怎么啦？ → for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete's sake at sake1(2)
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