lest
以免
常用释义
英音[ lest ]
美音[ lest ]
基本释义
- conj. 以免，避免；唯恐，担心
例句
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1·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。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·Prithee master thy tongue, lest we be all beaten till we die!请你管好你的舌头，免得我们都挨打，直到死！
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3·Boil the oil soiled by the coil in the toilet lest it spoils.把被盥洗室里的线圈弄脏的油煮开，以免变质。
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4·"That is not Michael," she said quickly, lest a judgment should fall on her.“那不是迈克尔。”她赶快说，以免判决落在她身上。
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5·Hook felt a gloomy desire to make his dying speech, lest presently there should be no time for it.胡克有一种沮丧的欲望，想发表他的临终遗言，唯恐马上就没有时间了。
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6·Senators and representatives use private elevators, lest they have to queue with their constituents.参议员和众议员会使用私人电梯，以免他们要和选民一起排队。
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7·Beware that do not boil mung beanl too rotten, lest make organic acids and vitamin destruction, reduce heat clearing and detoxicating effect.要注意的是，绿豆不宜煮得过烂，以免使有机酸和维生素遭到破坏，降低清热解毒功效。
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8·Area 51 staff had to regularly interrupt such tests and hurry prototypes into "hoot-and-scoot sheds", lest they are detected by Soviet spy satellites.51区的工作人员不得不经常中断这种测试，匆忙地将这些样机送到“紧急藏身处”，以免它们被苏联间谍卫星发现。
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9·They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth.他们应该尽快回复读者来信，以免有关动物权利的错误信息大行其道，披上真理的骗人外衣。
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10·She was afraid lest she had revealed too much.她担心她泄露得太多了。来源: 《牛津词典》