唯恐 meaning in English
for fear of
in fear
Examples
- You recoiled away from anything of the sort .
你对这类事总是唯恐躲之不及。 - The wind lulled as if it feared to waken them .
风势渐渐平息下去，仿佛唯恐吵醒她们似的。 - He carried her with as much care as if he feared to break her .
他极力小心翼翼地举着她，唯恐碰坏了她。 - But she shrank with peculiar reluctance from any risk of estranging it .
但她一向小心翼翼，唯恐失掉它。 - Morel subdued, afraid to seem too jubilant in presence of his wife .
毛莱尔默不作声，唯恐在妻子面前过于喜形于色。