lest 详细解释

lest

[lest]

conj.惟恐, 以免, 担心

conj.

1. 惟恐; 免得

We dare not play jokes on him lest he should become angry.

我们不敢开他玩笑生怕他动气。

2. 担心

I was afraid lest the new bike should be stolen.

我担心新自行车会被偷走。

词形变化

动词过去式: lessoned | 动词过去分词: lessoned | 动词现在分词: lessoning | 动词第三人称单数: lessons |

词义辨析

同义:

conj.唯恐, 免得

for fear that  in order to avoid if  perchance  

英英释义

形容词 l:

being ten more than forty

同义词：fifty, 50, l

补充

lestlest英:[lest] 美:[lɛst]conj.1.惟恐I feared lest I should be late again.我惟恐自己再迟到。2.免得Be careful lest you (should) fall from the tree.小心, 不要从树上掉下来。

例句

1. He fled the country lest he be captured and imprisoned.他逃离了这个国家, 以免被捕入狱。 2. The president has gone along with the hardliners lest they be tempted to oust him.总统站在了强硬派一边, 免得他们想要赶他下台。 3. And, lest we forget, Einstein wrote his most influential papers while working as a clerk.而且, 我们不要忘了, 爱因斯坦最有影响力的论文是在他做职员时写的。 4. He was alarmed lest she should find out.他很担忧, 唯恐她会发现真相。 5. I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me.我不敢开门, 害怕他跟着我。 6. He got up early that morning lest he should miss the train.他那天早上起得很早，生怕误了火车。 7. The parents were afraid lest he should fail in the final examination.父母担心他期末考试不及格。 8. he spent whole days in his room, headphones on lest he disturb anyone.他整天呆在屋里，头上戴着耳机，以免打扰别人。 9. she sat up late worrying lest he be murdered on the way home.她满心焦虑守候到很晚，怕他在回来的路上会被谋杀。 10. He was concerned lest anyone think that he was guilty. = (chiefly Brit) He was concerned lest [=in case] anyone should think he was guilty. [=he was concerned that people would think he was guilty; he did not want anyone to think he was guilty]他唯恐有人认为他有罪。 11. "And lest you think I'm joking, let me assure you that everything I've said is true."为了不让你以为我在开玩笑，我向你保证，我所说的一切都是真的。 12. "She's a talented singer and, lest we forget, a fine musician as well. [=we should not forget that she is also a fine musician]"她是有才华的歌手，还有，别忘了，她也是优秀的音乐家。

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