lest的中文翻譯是什麼意思

lest

US/lest/
UK/lest/

conj. 唯恐; 以免; 惟恐; 生怕

lest柯林斯釋義

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.

  • I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me...

    我不敢開門,唯恐他還跟著我。

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

    總統同意了強硬派的意見,以免他們產生趕他下臺的念頭。

lest英文釋義

Adverb

1. for fear that;

  • she tiptoed lest her mother should hear her

2. that (after verbs explicitly expressing fear etc.);

  • he worried lest he should be late

lest場景例句

You ought to ( should ) be patient and keep calm lest you should quarrel with him.

你 理當 忍耐並且維持冷靜,唯恐和他爭吵.

Together with our friends and allies, we will work to shape change, lest it engulf us.

同我們的朋友和同盟國一起, 我們會把握形勢變化, 以避免我們被吞沒.

And absolutely no dog jokes, lest she aspersions on Chinese eating habits.

而且絕對不要說狗的笑話, 以免她中傷中國人的飲食習慣.

Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.

你們要謹防,恐怕希西家勸導你們說, 耶和華必要拯救我們.

She keeps an admirer, longed for by Iben, in reserve lest she is dumped.

儘管Malene的腿因關節炎半跛, 但她美豔動人,有一位英俊的男友.

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lest近義詞

conj. 唯恐,免得

fearinthatifforperchanceordertoavoid