conj. lest
misc. for fear that
他拼命地干活惟恐被老板解雇。
他们低声耳语惟恐被人听见。
现在的情况是,人们不能像以前那样轻易、公开地完全承认自己的梦想,惟恐别人认为他们爱赶时髦、贪得无厌、庸俗不堪。
What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar.
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