| 单词 | lest |
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| 音标 | 英[lest] 美[lɛst] |
| 解释 | conj.唯恐;以免;惟恐;生怕; |
| 例句 | 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. 例：I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me...我不敢开门，唯恐他还跟着我。 例：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。 |
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