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lest conj.惟恐；以免；担心 (1) 他们低声说话，唯恐被别人听见。(2) 为了预防回来以前天就黑了，所以他带着手电筒。(3) 我早起以免错过了火车。(4) 我们小声说话以免吵醒婴儿。(5) 我担心新汽车会被偷走。

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英 [lest] 美 [lest] (1) They spoke in whispers lest they should be heard.(2) He took a flashlight lest it should get dark before he returned.(3) I got up early lest I should miss the train.(4) We talked in a low voice lest we should wake the baby up.(5) I was afraid lest the new car should be stolen. 1[CONJ-SUBORD 连词]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.   [FORMAL 正式]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。

英语单词	lest
英美音标	英 [lest] 美 [lest]
中文释义	conj.惟恐；以免；担心
英语例句	(1) They spoke in whispers lest they should be heard. (2) He took a flashlight lest it should get dark before he returned. (3) I got up early lest I should miss the train. (4) We talked in a low voice lest we should wake the baby up. (5) I was afraid lest the new car should be stolen.
中文例句	(1) 他们低声说话，唯恐被别人听见。 (2) 为了预防回来以前天就黑了，所以他带着手电筒。 (3) 我早起以免错过了火车。 (4) 我们小声说话以免吵醒婴儿。 (5) 我担心新汽车会被偷走。
柯林斯解释	1 [CONJ-SUBORD 连词]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. [FORMAL 正式] 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。

I Afraid Unpleasant 英 Lest] 美 Conj.惟恐；以免；担心 Spoke Whispers