Lingaku- for fear that
- lest
- also written 惟恐
Generated definitions (experimental)
- for fear that
- lest
This phrase is used to express concern or worry about a possible negative outcome or situation.
She is afraid it will rain when she goes out.
This is used to indicate a precaution taken to avoid a specific undesirable result.
He walks cautiously lest he falls.
She reminded me to study well, lest I fail the exam.
Generated collocations (experimental)
wéi kǒng唯恐shī cuò失措for fear of losing controlwéi kǒng唯恐yǐng xiǎng影响for fear of affectingwéi kǒng唯恐chū cuò出错for fear of making a mistakewéi kǒng唯恐bèi被wù jiě误解for fear of being misunderstoodwéi kǒng唯恐bù不jí shí及时for fear of being untimelywéi kǒng唯恐zāo dào遭到jù jué拒绝for fear of being rejectedwéi kǒng唯恐yǐn qǐ引起zhēng yì争议for fear of causing controversywéi kǒng唯恐gū fù辜负for fear of letting someone downwéi kǒng唯恐shī qù失去for fear of losingwéi kǒng唯恐huǐ悔hèn恨for fear of regretting