单词 | for fear that/of something |
释义 | for fear that/ofsomethingC2 because you areworriedthat aparticularthing mighthappen: They wouldn'tlettheircatoutsideforfearthat it would getrunover. I didn'twanttomoveforfearofwakingher up. Theysearchedhiscomputerforfearthat he had beenblackmailed. We couldn'tmoveforfearoftriggeringanavalanche. Manyparentspayfor tutoring they can'tafford, forfearthat if they don't,theirchildrenwill beleftbehind. See also fearnoun |
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