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lest
conjunction
literaryuk /lest/ us /lest/
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.他们不敢对噪声有任何抱怨，唯恐惹恼了邻居。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: connecting words which express a condition
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at
at the risk of doing somethingidiom
by
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even
granted
if
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provided
providing
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suppose
unless
whether
lest | American Dictionary
lest
conjunction
us/lest/
fml
for fear that:
Gramps is too frightened to move, lest he disturb the infant.
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