lest
柯林斯词典
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. 我当时害怕打开那个门惟恐他跟踪我。
And, lest we forget, Einstein wrote his most influential papers while working as a clerk. 而且,为了不使我们忘记,爱因斯坦在做小职员的时候写了他最有影响的论文。
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lest /lɛst/
剑桥词典
- 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 . 他们不敢对噪声有任何抱怨,唯恐惹恼了邻居。 返回 lest