IELTS首页

新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

lest

英  [lest]
    

[CONJ]

    CONJ. 连词
  • 1. 以防

    If you do something lest something unpleasant should happen, you do it to try to prevent the unpleasant thing from happening.

    近义词

    in case

    双语例句

    例：

    I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me.

    我当时害怕开门，生怕他跟踪我。

    例：

    And, lest we forget, Einstein wrote his most influential papers while working as a clerk.

    而且，我们不应该忘记的是，爱因斯坦在做小职员的时候写了他最有影响的论文。

新东方在线雅思考试热词