1. 作“提防”,“惟恐”这个意思讲,
in case of 和 for fear of
是同义词,但不一定能通用: in case of 只能用来引导名词, for fear of
多半引导动名词短语。
例如: In case of fire, break the bottle. 如果发生火灾,请把瓶打破。
I always put some money in my pocket
in case of need. 我总是要在口袋里放一点钱以备需用。
2. 短语 in case
是个连接语,作“假如”、“万一”讲。
例如: And now Hercules began to consider what he should do, in case Atlas should be drowned in the sea.
You’d better take an umbrella with
you in case it rains.
3.
同 if 不一样,用作连词引导条件句时, in case
这个短语通常用于陈述句,不用虚拟语气,而且意思也不一样。
例如:
例如: In case of fire, break the bottle. 如果发生火灾,请把瓶打破。
2.
例如: And now Hercules began to consider what he should do, in case Atlas should be drowned in the sea.
3.
例如:
