lest
[lest]
conj.惟恐, 以免, 担心
例句与用法:
Beware your hat, lest it should be blown away.
当心你的帽子别被吹走。
He took a flashlight lest it should get dark before he returned.
为了预防回来以前天就黑了,所以他带着手电筒。
Hide it lest he (should) see it.
把它藏起来免得他看见。
We talked in a low voice lest we should wake the baby up.
我们小声说话以免吵醒婴儿。
I got up early lest I (should) miss the train.
我早起以免错过了火车。
They spoke in whispers lest they should be heard.
他们低声说话,唯恐被别人听见。
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 |
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。
lest
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
lest[lest]conj.1.■以免,免得;惟恐: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。2.■[用在表示“担心、恐惧、危险”等的词后,引出从句]:The parents were afraid lest he should fail in the final examination.父母担心他期末考试不及格。
lestlest[lest]conj.1.■[所连接的状语从句里常用should或原形动词]以免; 生怕; 唯恐2.■[=that][用于fear, worry等词之后起连接作用, 无实际意义]Be careful lest you fall from that tree.要当心, 以免从树上摔下来。I was afraid lest he might come too late.我怕他来得太晚。
conjunction
- (formal)with the intention of preventing (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of
(正式)免得,唯恐
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。
■(after a clause indicating fear) because of the possibility of something undesirable happening; in case
[用在表示害怕的句后]怕,担心
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。
- Old English thȳ lǣs the 'whereby less that', later the læste
- There are very few contexts in English where the subjunctive mood is, strictly speaking, required: lest remains one of them. Thus the standard use is she was worrying lest he be attackednot lest he was …or she is using headphones lest she disturb anyonenot … lest she disturbs anyoneSee also subjunctive
lest
■Lest you learn his ways And get a snare for your soul.
25恐怕你学他的行径,使自己陷在网罗里。
■Lest He come suddenly and find you sleeping.
36恐怕他忽然来到,看见你们睡着了。
■"Lest I fail to attain Salvation".
“我担心得不到救赎(拯救).”
■Hew not too high lest the chips fall in your eye.
不要往过高的地方砍,以防碎渣落人你的眼睛(勿好高务远)。
■He hid himself in the bush lest he should be seen.
为了不让别人看见,他躲进了灌木丛。
■Quietly we sat on the river bank lest the fish swim away.
为了防止鱼游走,我们悄悄地在河岸边坐下来。
■He took a flashlight lest it should get dark before he returned.
为了预防回来以前天就黑了,所以他带着手电筒。
■This comment by Joy and Lest is reflective of the general attitude.
乔伊和莱斯特的这一评论反映了普遍的态度。
■Not of works, lest any man should boast.
也不是出于行为、免得有人自夸。
■People evacuated the building lest it should collapse.
人们唯恐大楼倒塌,撤离了这幢大楼。
■Lest I forget them never venture to leave me alone.
他们从不敢冒险离开我,唯恐我将其忘记。
■They spoke in whispers lest they should be heard.
他们低声说话,唯恐被别人听见。
■They decided to retreat lest they would be between two fires.
他们决定撤退, 否则就要受两面夹击。
■They spoke in whispers lest they should be heard by others.
他们小声说话,以免被别人听见。
■They were worried lest they should run into fresh troubles.
他们很担心,怕碰到新的麻烦。
■They trembled lest their father should hear of it.
他们战战兢兢,唯恐他们的父亲会知道此事。
■They trembled lest the peasants should hear of it.
他们战战兢兢,唯恐农民会听到这事。
■They were worried lest this should involve him in serious trouble.
他们担心这会使他陷入严重的麻烦。
■He talk at a low voice lest they wake the baby up.
他们说话声音低,怕吵醒孩子。
■He wrote the name down for fear that lest.
他写下了这个名字以免以后忘记。
■He hurried on, lest he should drop out in the forced match.
他加紧步伐,生怕在急行军中掉队。
■He obeyed his mother lest she should be angry.
他听他妈妈的话,以免妈妈生气。
■He 'll go with her lest she shall be afraid .
他和她一起去,免得她害怕。
■He puts on more clothes lest he shall catch cold.
他多穿衣服以免着凉。
■He tried to conceal the bad news from his wife, lest she worried.
他尽量对他的妻子隐瞒这个坏消息,以免她担心。
■He took an umbrella with him lest it should rain.
他带上雨伞以免下雨。
■He took his umbrella with him lest it should rain.
他带了雨伞,以免下雨。
■He took his umbrella with him lest it rain.
他带了雨伞,以防下雨。
■He took his umbrella lest it should rain.
他带了雨伞以免下雨。
■He took his umbrella with him lest it rain .
他带了雨伞,以防下雨。
■He took his raincoat with him lest it should rain.
他带了雨衣,以防下雨。
■He was cautious lest he should be discovered by the enemy.
他很小心谨慎,以免被敌人发现。
■He was terrified lest he should slip on the icy rocks .
他很怕在结冰的路上滑倒。
■He took a raincoat with him lest it should rain.
他怕下雨便带了一件雨衣。
■He ran away lest he (should/might) be seen.
他怕人家看见他而跑开了.
■He feared lest something more should enter.
他恐怕还会有什么东西进来。
■He whispered for fear lest his son should hear.
他悄声耳语,以免给儿子听见。
■He ran away lest he might be seen.
他惟恐被别人看见而跑了。
■He walk slowly lest he is slip.
他慢慢地走,怕会滑倒。
■He hid it lest she (should) see it.
他把它藏起来以免她看见。
■He trembled lest he himself should lose a docile pupil.
他担心自己会失去一个听话的学生。
■He covered his face with his hand lest he shall be photograph.
他用手遮面以免被人拍照。
■He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob.
他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊,怕他让暴民踩着。
■He gave me some money lest I was short of it.
他给了些钱以免我缺钱。
■He went on talking, lest he should expose his uneasiness.
他继续往下谈,唯恐显露出内心的不安来。
■He offered to write it out for her lest she should forget it.
他要给她写出来,以防她忘掉。
■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。
■LEST WE FORGET Has Huge Chart Debut!
以免我们有极大的图解初次登场!
■Hew not too high lest the chips fall in thine eye.
伐木时不要砍得太高,否则木屑会跑入你的眼睛。(勿好高骛远,应实事求事。)
■That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
使不虔敬的人不得作王,免得有人牢宠百姓。