for fear that meaning in English
生恐
以免；生怕,唯恐
以免；生怕，唯恐
Examples
- Shut the window for fear that it may rain .
恐怕会下雨，把窗户关上。 - He jotted the address down for fear that he might forget it .
他把地址写下，以免忘记。 - He worked hard for fear that he might be fired by the boss .
他拼命地干活惟恐被老板解雇。 - Hicky hardly dared admire something eleanor was wearing for fear that eleanor would have it altered for her .
希姬几乎不敢表示喜欢埃莉诺穿的某种衣服，怕埃莉诺会叫人把衣服改一下，给她穿。 - Some tribes immure girls in the dark from the age of ten to the age of seventeen, for fear that the sun's rays should render them pregnant .
有的部落怕姑娘照射了太阳光会受孕，就从十岁起把她们在黑暗中幽闭到十七岁。