for fear of/that 表示“由于害怕；惟恐,以免”of后接動(dòng)名詞,that后接從句用虛擬語氣
Put on a coat for fear of catching a cold.穿上外衣以免感冒.
The weather in London is so changable that people always bring their umbrella with them for fear of rain.倫敦的天氣很多變,人們總是要隨身帶著雨傘以防下雨.
He told us to keep quiet for fear that we might disturb others.
他讓我們保持安靜,以免打擾別人.
in case of 假使,萬一
In case of fire ring the bell.萬一起火,請(qǐng)按鈴.
兩者的區(qū)別：
In case of rain ,they won't go .假使下雨,他們就不去了.
Take an umbrella with you for fear of rain .帶上一把傘,以免下雨.
in fear of 就是害怕的意思
We are in fear of more rain.
我們擔(dān)心再下雨.