lest
英式音标：[lest] 怎么读
美式音标：[lɛst] 怎么读
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lest概况
conj. 唯恐，以免；担心
lest词义
conj.
唯恐；以免；惟恐；生怕
双语释义
conj.(连词)唯恐 for fear that
免得 in order that...not;in case
lest用法
双语例句
用作连词(conj.)
They spoke in whispers lest they should be heard.
他们低声说话，唯恐被别人听见。
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。
I got up early lest I should miss the train.
我早起以免错过了火车。
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 was afraid lest the new car should be stolen.
我担心新汽车会被偷走。
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lest词源
lest (conj.)
c. 1200, contracted from Middle English phrase les te "less that," from Old English phrase þy læs þe "whereby less that," from þy, instrumental case of demonstrative article þæt "that" + læs (see less) + þe "the." The þy was dropped and the remaining two words contracted into leste.
lest造句
1. I turned down the radio lest it should interfere with his lessons.
我把收音机音量调低以免妨碍他做功课。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. I dare not stay, lest that notion should possess his wicked head!
我不敢待在这儿，免得他存坏心眼！
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. 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。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. Take good care of yourself lest you catch cold.
好好照顾你自己，以免受凉。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. Beware lest you should fall into this mistake again.
请注意不要再犯这种错误。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. 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。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. Close the window quickly lest the raindrops (should) slant in.
快关上窗户，别让雨点潲进来。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. I am afraid to kiss her, lest I should make her ill.
她精神恍惚、不言不语，情绪非常不安。对她左也不是，右也不是。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. The writer knows not to insert an obscure word in a particularly quiet and sensitive passage, lest it sound like a sour note in a string quartet.
作者明白不要在平和而敏感的段落中插入晦涩的词汇，否则就好像在四重奏中插入了一个刺耳的音符。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
10. In this case, more data density and more complex interactions and visual transitions can sometimes be introduced to positive effect, but the limitations of the input mechanisms need to be carefully respected, lest the user lose the ability to successfully navigate the interface.
在这两类信息亭上可以增加数据的密度，采用较为复杂的行为和视觉转换有时可以带来正面的效果。 但是输入方面的限制仍然要引起我们的注意，以免使用者无法顺利地在界面中导航。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓