lest
柯林斯詞典
1. CONJ If you do something lest something unpleasant should happen, you do it to try to prevent the unpleasant thing from happening. 以防[正式]
I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me. 我儅時(shí)害怕打開那個(gè)門惟恐他跟蹤我。
And, lest we forget, Einstein wrote his most influential papers while working as a clerk. 而且,爲(wèi)了不使我們忘記,愛因斯坦在做小職員的時(shí)候?qū)懥怂钣杏绊懙恼撐摹?/p>
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lest /l?st/
劍橋詞典
- in order to prevent any possibility that something will happen
以免,唯恐
They were afraid to complain about the noise lest they annoyed the neighbours . 他們不敢對(duì)噪聲有任何抱怨,唯恐惹惱了鄰居。 返回 lest