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词组 lest
释义 lest
      This conjunction is almost always followed by a verb in the subjunctive mood:
      It is an idea that cannot safely be compromised with, lest it be utterly destroyed —E. B. White, letter, 29 Nov. 1947
      Lest there be any doubt —Alan M. Dershowitz, N. Y. Times Book Rev., 26 June 1983
      ... to be very wary lest one become an accomplice —Robert Stone, quoted in Publishers Weekly, 21 Mar. 1986
      It can also be followed by a should clause, a construction that seems to have been more common in the past than it is now:
      ... lest it should betray her into any observations seemingly unhandsome —Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1814
      ... the anxiety of the socialists lest they should lose —Times Literary Supp., 19 Mar. 1970
      The use of a verb in the indicative mood following lest has occasionally been cited as an error. Our evidence shows that such usage does occur in standard writing, but it is atypical:
      ... lest the United States finds itself a virtual dictatorship —Adolph A. Berle, "The Power of the President," October 1970
      ... lest its drift is lost on us —Roger Owen, Times Literary Supp., 14 May 1982
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