& M A £ A W ;   IE £ £} X £ fa W: And how is my

sainted sister? HcBPA^Ajfilfd# saint ly /'seintli/ adj. like a saint; very holy and good ffSAW;  H.W: to lead a saintly life

?nW7tS ► saint-li-nessnoun [U]

saint’s day noun (in the Christian Church) a day of the year when a particular saint is remembered and on which, in some countries, people who are named after that saint have celebrations (       ) SAiAA

saith/se0/ (old use) = says at say sake1 /seik/ noun — see also sake2 ITSTTCl for Christ’s, God’s, goodness’, heaven’s, pity’s, etc. 'sakeused to emphasize that it is important to do sth or when you are annoyed about sth (    A )

A®/  T7T Do be careful, for good­

ness’ sake. MJj H/NlA 0 Oh, for heaven’s sake!

A ! 0 For pity’s sake, help me!    BE!

i:iaia Some people find the use of Christ, God or heaven here offensive. WAiAA/JJfc&hffi Christ, God heaven for sth’s sake because of the interest

or value sth has, not because of the advantages it may bring        ]£T£^A#W0Ki: I believe

in education for its own sake.

Wo 0 art for art’s sake A z^AW"£A for the sake of sb/sth | for sb’s/sth’s sake in order to help sb/sth or because you like sb/sth ATS A (     ) &J*L; ®S

A ( I&S* ) WH&: They stayed together for the sake of the children. A 7 ^ T,        0 You can

do it. Please, for my sake. i2.7 IT S it {$ W 0 A 7 7, lIATSo 0 I hope you’re right, for all our sakes (= because this is important for all of us). 7 # M 7 j&X'JlfcCl A^ClWo for the sake of sth/of doing sth in order to get or keep sth A  ) SI/:

The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy.  o She

gave up smoking for the sake of her health. A Hit A H M 7 ‘J® o 0 Don’t get married just for the sake of it. 7 Sc A it M £q M o 0 Let’s suppose, for the sake of argument (= in order to have a discussion), that interest rates went up by 2%. A 7 H/TArfe, AWiSTJAJ Ajf iti 7 2% 0 — more at old sake2 (also sak$ /‘sa:ki/ noun [U] a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice 0 AtiM — see also sake1 sa-laam/sa'laim/ verb [V, VN] (in some Eastern countries) to say hello to sb in a formal way by bending forward from the waist and putting your right hand on your FOREHEAD   A @i IE A  W , £

¥*8i#FlB33 ) ►sa laamnou/? salacious /sa'leijas/ adj. (formal) (of stories, pictures, etc. ^ ,    ® Da ^) encouraging sexual desire or

containing too much sexual detail Mffi W; felt W ► sal- acious nessnoun [U]

Salad O^/'saelad/ noun

1 [U, C] a mixture of raw vegetables such as lettuce, tomato and cucumber, usually served with other food as part of a meal (l£W )   MM'&ttL: All

main courses come with salad or vegetables. ArWAHtP 0 Is cold meat and salad OK for lunch?

0 a side salad (= a small bowl of salad served with the main course of a meal) SdUfe t)L ( f^A-•iSIdH ) 0 a salad bowl (= a large bowl for serving salad in) fe & Ik — see also Caesar salad, green salad 2 [C, U] (in compounds 7j AS7isl) meat, fish, cheese, etc. served with salad (

#W ) M 'a fcfr it : a chicken salad %%

3 [U, C] (in compounds J$; % 7 i^) raw or cooked vegetables, etc. that are cut into small pieces, often mixed with mayonnaise and served cold with other food (

Jfj W )       potato salad      0 a

pasta salad Mlk.%— see also fruit salad 4 [U] any green vegetable, especially lettuce, that is eaten raw in a salad ffifej&WWal (     ) : salad plants

your ‘salad days (old-fashioned) the time when you are young and do not have much experience

oflifeA^AitWWAA;

| 1761

'salad cream noun [u] (BrE) a pale yellow sauce, similar to mayonnaise, sold in bottles and eaten on salads, in sandwiches, etc.£!>i£ir 'salad dressing noun [u, C] = dressing(I) sala man der /'saelainaenda(r)/ noun an animal like a lizard, with short legs and a long tail, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian)

) — picture o page R29

sa-lami/sa'laimi/ noun [U, C] (pi. sa-lami^ a type of large spicy sausage served cold in thin slices

$*, )

sa lami slicing noun [U] (informal) the act of removing sth gradually by small amounts at a time il^iWI&A sal aried /'saelarid/ adj. 1 (of a person A) receiving a salary if tK W : a salaried employee 4Pi if A W AS M 2 (of a job X7) for which a salary is paid #*£§? 7jt W: a salaried position TI/p-ffAWIRfv salary 0“w/'saelari/ noun (pi. -ie^ money that employees receive for doing their job, espe­cially professional employees or people working in an office, usually paid every month frit, ff/Jc ( Ajt j$A W ) : an annual salary of $40 000 * 4 7j7GW¥§f

0                  a 9% salary increase jjp §f 9% o She’s on a salary of

£24 000. jet W §f & Ji 2.4 Jj ^    o He gets a basic

salary plus commission, life ^5 ^ S A Wr 7, 7 jJP 7 0 — compare wage o note at income

salary-man/'saelarimaen/ noun (pi. -men/-man/) (espe­cially in Japan) a white-collar worker (= one who works in an office) ( jRM 0 AW ) fi^l^MAM, salbut-am-ol/sael'bju:tamDl; NAmE-mo:\; -moul/ noun [U] a drug that is used in the treatment of medical conditions such as asthma    0^7(8#^

)

Sale t>w/seil/ noun

1                  [U, C] an act or the process of selling sth ihU; fiH: regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 7

0 I haven’t made a sale all week.       0 She gets 10%

commission on each sale.  10% WAJ7o

2                  sales [pi.] the number of items sold H ft: Retail sales fell in November by 10%.

10% 0 0 Export sales were up by 32% last year.

P $1H if A: 7 32% 0 0 the sales figures for May E A O a sales drive/campaign (= a special effort to sell more)  3 sales [U] (also

sales department^]) the part of a company that deals with selling its products      a sales and marketing

director     0 She works in sales/in the sales

department. MAI^ nP77o 0 The Weldon Group has a 6 000 strong sales force.       6000 AWfilir

PA IE o 4 [C] an occasion when a shop/store sells its goods at a lower price than usual # it IS H ; ^ dj H; A$tf/h The sale starts next week.

0 the January sales jcM AMtft 0 I bought a coat in the sales.    0 sale

prices #    5 [C] an occasion when goods are sold, espe­cially an auction ( Ate )      a contem­porary art sale     —see also car boot

sale, garage sale, jumble sale IR71 for 'sale avail­able to be bought, especially from the owner f# f|; f* ( A1b/A±A7M ) : I’m sorry, it’s not for sale.

Dt, & A A I? o 0 They’ve put their house up for sale. itMTI W fk 7M7 f±i ^ o 0 an increase in the number of stolen vehicles being offered for sale Tir A WM1&7 Wit/JP 0 a for sale’ sign        on

'sale 1 available to be bought, especially in a shop/ store (##jTi§J/£)tB1S, ±7fi: Tickets are on sale from the booking office.        0 The new

model goes on sale next month. IfrifcT A ±T]T0 2 (espe­cially NAmE, SAfrE) being offered at a reduced price #f jff ^ jft UB ^: All video equipment is on sale today

and tomorrow. #f ft^^ &7 W A&ift Hi W „ (on) .sale or re'turn(erf) (of goods ®i5n) supplied with the agreement that any item that is not sold can be sent back without having to be paid for  ( \iMU? A