柯林斯詞典lest /l?st/ 1. CONJ If you do something lest something unpleasant should happen, you do it to try to prevent the unpleasant thing from happening. 以防[正式] I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me. 我當(dāng)時(shí)害怕打開(kāi)那個(gè)門(mén)惟恐他跟蹤我。 And, lest we forget, Einstein wrote his most influential papers while working as a clerk. 而且，為了不使我們忘記，愛(ài)因斯坦在做小職員的時(shí)候?qū)懥怂钣杏绊懙恼撐摹?/p> 返回 lest劍橋詞典in order to prevent any possibility that something will happen 以免，唯恐 They were afraid to complain about the noise lest they annoyed the neighbours . 他們不敢對(duì)噪聲有任何抱怨，唯恐惹惱了鄰居。 返回 lest