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词汇 lest
释义

lest

conjunction
/lest/
/lest/
(formal or literary)
  1. in order to prevent something from happening免得;以免
    • He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob.他紧抓着他弟弟的胳膊,怕他让暴民踩着。
    • Lest anyone should doubt my story, I have brought documents to attest to its truth.以免有人怀疑我的故事,我带来了文件来证明它的真实性。
    Lest usually takes a verb in the subjunctive Lest anyone doubt my story…Lest anyone doubts my story…Lest anyone doubted my story… It is also acceptable to use should Lest anyone should doubt my story…
  2. used to introduce the reason for the particular emotion mentioned(引出产生某种情感的原因)唯恐,担心
    • She was afraid lest she had revealed too much.她担心她泄露得太多了。
  3. 词源Old English thȳ lǣs the ‘whereby less that’, later the læste.
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