"care had aged him"
"they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
"the fear of God"
"the Chinese reverence for the dead"
"the French treat food with gentle reverence"
"his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
"I fear she might get aggressive"
"I fear the winters in Moscow"
"We should not fear the Communists!"
"I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
"I fear the results of the final exams"
"Fear God as your father"
"We venerate genius"
We were afraid (that) he might fail.
第一句比第二句通俗得多。
I have a fear that I may offend her.
For fear of mispronouncing some words I read very slowly.
唯恐念错音,我念得很慢。
For fear of accidents, please drive slowly.
车辆慢行,以免出事。
I dare not go with you for fear of my father finding out.
我不敢与你一起去,以免我父亲发现。
He ran away for fear of being hurt.
他生怕受伤而逃跑。
She left an hour early for fear of missing her train.
她提早一小时离开,以免误了火车。
We spoke in whispers for fear of waking the baby.
我们轻声说话,以免吵醒婴儿。
for fear that/lest-clauseHe works hard for fear that he should fail.
他怕失败,因此工作很努力。
She's working hard for fear that she would be fired.
她因怕解雇而努力工作。
Take a raincoat with you for fear that it may rain.
你带上雨衣以防下雨。
They didn't say much for fear that the others might hear them.
他们没有多说话,怕其他人听见。
I daren't tell you what he did, for fear lest he should be angry with me.
我不敢将他所做之事告诉你,因为怕他对我发脾气。
All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home.
孩子初次出门,母亲总要为之担心。
She feared for the little boy when she saw him at the top of the tree.
她看到那小男孩在树顶上时,着实替他捏了一把汗。
I feared for the safety of those children who were climbing the mountain for the first time.
那些孩子第一次登山,我为他们的安全担心。
There is no need to fear for him.He is going to get well.
不必为他担忧,他很快就会好起来。
All mothers fear for their children when they travel far.
儿行千里母担忧。
She became so desperate, we feared for her sanity.
她如此绝望而拼命地乱喊乱叫,我们真担心她会不会精神失常。
They were so diligent that we feared for their health.
他们都那么用功,我们为他们的健康担心。
The miner's families fear for the lives of the men trapped underground.
矿工的家属为困在地下的人的生命而担心。