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单词 for fear of something/of doing something | for fear (that)…
释义
for fear of something/of doing something | for fear (that)…
  1. to avoid the danger of something happening唯恐,以免(发生危险)
    • We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards.我们悄悄说话,以免惊醒警卫。
    • I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me.我只好逃走,生怕他有一天把我杀了。
    Extra Examples
    • Nobody refused for fear of losing their job.由于怕失去工作,没有人拒绝。
    • He wrote under a false name for fear of reprisals.由于害怕遭到报复,他用假名写信。
    Topics Dangerc1, Feelingsc1
See also fear
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