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单词 lest
释义
lest
lest lɛst
CONJ-SUBORD 唯恐;免得 If you do something lest something unpleasant should happen, you do it to try to prevent the unpleasant thing from happening. 唯恐;免得 [formal]
  • I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me.

    我不敢开门,唯恐他还跟着我。

  • The president has gone along with the hardliners lest they be tempted to oust him.

    总统同意了强硬派的意见,以免他们产生赶他下台的念头。

  • And, lest we forget, Einstein wrote his most influential papers while working as a clerk.

    大家不要忘记,爱因斯坦最有影响力的论文还是当文员的时候写的。

SYN in case, in order to avoid, for fear that, in order to prevent
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