生怕

他小心地摆弄那仪器，生怕把它弄坏。

He handled the instrument with care for fear that it should be damaged .

她现在很勤奋，生怕英语不及格。

She is now studying for fear that she ( should ) fail in English .

我只好逃走，生怕他有一天把我杀了。

I had to run away for fear he might one day kill me .

她生怕失败。

She was fearful that she would fail .

她生怕惊醒婴儿，蹑手蹑脚地从屋里出来。

She stole out of the room so as not to wake the baby .

委员会成员整天提心吊胆，生怕有什么事会引起流言飞语。

The committee members live in dread of anything that may cause a scandal .

她生怕丈夫察觉出来。

She dreads her husband finding out .

她轻轻拍了拍莫娜，小心翼翼地，生怕弄乱她的戏服。

She patted Mona , taking care not to disturb her costume .

说实话，我生怕回来。

I dreaded coming back , to be honest

妈妈生怕我们迷路，不准我们走远。

Because Mother is afraid we 'll get lost , we aren 't allowed to wander far

莉兹小心翼翼地坐在床上，生怕把裙子弄皱。

Liz sat down on the bed , lowering herself carefully so as not to crease her skirt .

我生怕她知道。

I am very much afraid that she knows it .

人们生怕这场大雪会中断铁路（运输）。

Fears are entertained that the railway will be blocked by the snow .

话到嘴边，她又吞了下去，生怕碰一鼻子灰。

She was afraid of being snubbed , so she swallowed her words .

她小心翼翼地把门打开，生怕把孩子惊醒。

She opened the door gently so as not to wake the baby .

她轻轻地走进卧室，生怕惊醒了孩子。

She went into the bedroom softly so as not to wake her child ( or lest she should wake her child ) .

我轻轻地握着他的手，生怕弄伤了他。

I held his hand gently , afraid of hurting him .

这是因为它特别爱护小鸟，生怕它们从高处摔下来。

This is because the kingfisher is particularly fond of its offspring and is afraid they might fall down from a high place .

所以，长大以后，当这些总是排在队尾的人看到他们喜欢的东西或者合适的交易，他们会立马出手，生怕晚了就没了。

So later in life , when the Z 's — and even onetime Z 's who became A 's through marriage — see an item they really like for sale or are offered a deal , they jump on it , afraid that supplies won 't last .

就在几年前，鲍勃威廉姆斯（bobwilliams）这样的石油地质学家还生怕发现天然气。

Not long ago , oil geologists like Bob Williams would go out of their way to avoid finding natural gas .

一些美国官员生怕再重复美军在索马里的军事惨败黑鹰坠落（BlackHawkDown），当时美军对索马里军阀展开了拙劣的袭击，造成多名美军士兵阵亡。

Some officials were wary of repeating a fiasco like Black Hawk Down in Somalia , when American forces were killed after a botched raid on a Somali warlord .

也许没有人读，我可以更自由地表达自己的情感。自从我打算准备BEC考试至今，我总是有一种焦虑感，生怕不能通过这个考试。

Maybe without anyone reading it , I could express my feelings more freely , Since I decided to prepare for the BEC vantage , I always have a feeling of anxiety , afraid of unable to pass it .

他们踮著脚上楼，生怕把孩子吵醒。

They tiptoe upstairs so as not to wake the baby .

他时时刻刻捏着一把汗，生怕假释被取消。

He lived in constant fear of that parole being revoked .

守旧的人总会守着自己的过去，生怕会丢失。

Conservative who always guarded his past , fear of loss .

他生怕伤害其他人的感情。

He is tender of hurting of other people 's feeling .

他处处留神，生怕自己出丑。

He 's always afraid of making a fool of himself .

他紧紧抱住花瓶，生怕把它摔了。

He clasped the vase , terrified of dropping it .

对那水道经常进行探测打捞，生怕有人破坏。

The channel was constantly dragged for fear of sabotage .

我们天天提心吊胆，生怕敌人进攻。

We live in daily fear of an enemy attack .