惟恐

[wéi kǒng]

惟恐的英文翻译

基本释义

• for fear that
• lest
• be afraid of doing sth.

参考释义

惟恐 [wéi kǒng]

• - for fear that; lest:

  desire to see the world plunged into chaos; be anxious to stir up trouble; desire to stir up trouble; 惟恐天下不乱

  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。

惟恐的用法和样例：

例句

1. 他提早一小时离开，惟恐错过那次火车。
   He left a hour early for fear of missing the train.
2. 世界各大强国均惟恐在军备竞赛中落後。
   The major world powers are afraid of falling behind in the arms race.
3. 护士踮着脚走惟恐会吵醒病人。
   The nurse walked on tiptoe for fear of waking the patient.

短语

• 吓坏
• 怵
• 忧惧
• 怔

惟恐的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• 恐怕
• 只怕
• 生怕