for fear of

Don't hide your sickness for fear of treatment.

绝不要讳疾忌医.

Close the windows for fear of rain.

关上窗户以防下雨.

He left an hour early for fear of missing his train.

他提前一小时离开以免误了火车.

It got so that Ming-feng was afraid to go anywhere for fear of hearing contemptuous remarks.

到处她都听见这一类的嘲骂的语句.

People don'tlike to ask questions for fear of appearing ignorant.

人们不喜欢问问题，害怕自己会显得很无知。

He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.

他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她.

For fear of disturbing others she spoke with bated breath.

因为怕打扰别人,她低声说话.

A lot of people won't go out at night for fear of being mugged.

因害怕遭到行凶抢劫,许多人在晚上不出门.

When we passed his window, we stepped softly, for fear of disturbing.

我们从他窗前经过时, 放轻了脚步, 唯恐打扰他.

He who tries to conceal his fault for fear of criticism will sink deeper and deeper in the quagmire of errors.

讳疾忌医的人,错误越陷越深.

I automatically halted my pen, for fear of scaring it away.

我手中的笔不觉停了,生怕惊跑它.

He didn't want any further involvement for fear of retribution.

他担心受到惩罚，不想再牵涉其中。

The report was held back for fear of prejudicing his trial.

因为担心会使他的审判有失公正，这篇报道被暂时压了下来。

They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals.

他们因为害怕报复而不想作证。

People don't like to ask questions for fear of appearing ignorant.

人们不喜欢问问题，害怕自己会显得很无知。