lest是什么意思
连词
1. I was afraid lest the new bike should be stolen.
我担心新自行车会被偷走。
2. I was afraid lest he might come too late.
我怕他来得太晚。
3. 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。
4. Be careful lest you fall from that tree.
要当心，以免从树上摔下来。
5. I obeyed her lest she should be angry.
我得顺着她，免得她生气。
1. 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.
e.g. I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me...
我不敢开门，唯恐他还跟着我。
e.g. 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。
1. Some fans have confessed they stock up with food before each episode is aired, lest the seductive footage of the country's fine foods make them drool.
2. Having a good education background, the white collars don't have to worry lest they lose their jobs.
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3. He added that the government should not increase the land supply excessively though lest it lead to a slump in the market.
4. Although customers were allowed to touch the merchandise before purchasing, there would be shop clerks guarding every aisle lest you ran away without paying.
5. He occasionally eats roast chicken or steamed fish, but often cooks them for longer time lest food poisoning occur.
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6. It cannot go too deep lest its shell implode - also like a submarine.
7. The mainland has been wise to refrain from commenting on developments in Taiwan, lest it be open to charges of attempting to interfere in Taiwan's internal affairs.
8. She probably did not want to lose a single day's work lest she lag behind others.
9. They dare not openly oppose the Basic Law lest they would offend the public.
10. When it came time to ship the prints back to Hong Kong, nobody dared do so lest Mao got another urge to watch them.