lest

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>