| 释义 |
lest /lest/
conj.
1. [在被连接的状语从句里常用 should 或原形动词]唯恐；免得；为了不使
Lest the wall (should) collapse, they evacuated the building. 他们生怕墙倒塌，便撤离了大楼。
The colonel forbade the use of artillery lest the city's industry be damaged. 上校禁止使用大炮，以免该城的工业遭受破坏。
Glenn, lest the reader has forgotten, was the first American astronaut to orbit in space. 提醒读者一下，格伦是第一个进入太空轨道的美国宇航员。
2. [用于表示恐惧、担心、危险等词的后面，起连接从句的作用，相当于 that]
I was in mortal fear lest he should see me. 我非常害怕他会看见我。
We were afraid (或 worried) lest he should be late. 我们担心他会迟到。
[<OE thȳ lǣs the, 原意：whereby less that] |