for fear of
常考释义
Back in the Qing Dynasty, a drug store apprentice was always scolded by his boss. He had to bear the insult for fear of losing the job.
清朝的时候,有一个药店,店里配药的小伙计常常挨老板的骂,他怕丢了饭碗,只好忍气吞声。
For it was a cursed seed from the beginning: neither didst thou for fear of any one give pardon to their sins.
因为他们从起初,就是被诅咒的后裔。你没有降罚他们的罪行,并非因为你怕谁。
For fear of losing the ring, he did not leave the sight of the moment to backpack.
为怕戒指丢失,他没一刻让背囊离开视线。
Still, the state has continued to pay big consumption subsidies for fear of public unrest if it stopped.
尽管如此,印尼政府仍继续支付巨额石油消费补贴,因为政府担心一旦停止补贴,就会发生公众骚乱事件。
An artisan was fastening Mother Hucheloup's big straw hat on his head with a string, "for fear of sun-stroke, " as he said.
一个工人用细绳把于什鲁大妈的大草帽拴在头上,他说:“免得中暑。”
Like the elders or nobles, we are afraid to stand up for fear of men, and just follow what people do.
像那些长老贵胄那样,我们不敢站稳立场,因为害怕他人,并只是盲目地跟随别人。
If he dares not to try for fear of making mistakes, he has already failed at least to save his time.
如果因为害怕犯错而不敢尝试,那么至少在节省时间方面就已经失败。
But she did not turn her eyes either to right or to left, for fear of seeing things in the branches and in the brushwood .
她的眼睛既不向右望,也不向左望,惟恐看到树枝和草丛里有什么东西。
4 And for fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men.
太二八4看守的人由于怕他,就战抖,甚至和死人一样。
This has led to a situation where Japanese consumers do not spend for fear of more years of high unemployment and low growth.
这种情况使日本消费者担心,在今后数年内,高失业率和低增长率仍将持续,因而不愿消费。
He had not tried to interview them in Mexico for fear of his safety.
在墨西哥,他出于安全考虑没有试过与他们面谈。
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
看守的人,就因他吓得浑身乱战,甚至和死人一样。
After the match he just paced back and forth and was unable to sit down for fear of cramping all over his body.
比赛后他只能来回渡步,没法坐下来,生怕全身肌肉痉挛。
Around headquarters, it was rumoured that she could not speak, for fear of lacerating her lips with her razor-sharp tongue.
在总部的时候,人们总是谣传她不擅言词,因为他们畏惧她过于锋利的言谈。
Bear Stearns had been helped in March for fear of chaos in derivatives markets, in which it was a leading player as a prime broker.
三月份帮助贝尔斯登是因为担心衍生品市场的混乱,因为贝尔斯登作为一个主要经纪人是衍生品市场的领军人物。
Carry traders were lulled into a false sense of security, while more sceptical competitors joined in for fear of underperforming.
利差交易者被安全的错觉所麻痹,同时稍微警惕一些的竞争对手因害怕业绩不佳,也加入了这一行列。
I did not know, but refrained from asking any further questions at present, for fear of irritating Lupin.
我从没听说过这些人,不过怕卢宾烦恼,就没有再问。
He made a comprehensive gesture, and edged himself into the conversation of another group, for fear of having all his prejudices overturned.
他做了一个领悟的姿势,挤进了另外一伙人的谈话中去,为的是怕他的一切成见都要给推翻了。
Someone urged her to take a few dregs of opium, but she refused for fear of addiction.
有人劝她抽两口鸦片,你丈母又不肯,怕上瘾。
Which of the following Western artists once said he did not dare visit China for fear of meeting Chinese painter Qi Baishi there?
曾说自己不敢去中国是因为中国有齐白石在的西洋艺术家是谁?
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