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dare dare ★★★☆☆/de͟ə(r)/Dare sometimes behaves like an ordinary verb, for example ‘He dared to speak’ and  ‘He doesn't dare to speak’ and sometimes  like a modal, for example ‘He daren't speak’.dare 有时用作普通动词，如，He dared to speak (他敢讲话）和 He doesn't dare to speak (他不敢讲话)；有时又用作情态动词，如，He daren't speak (他不敢讲话)。1[VERB	动词]敢；有足够的胆量 If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.   [V to-inf]  [V inf]  [oft with brd-neg]Since he was stuck in a lift a year ago he hasn't dared to get back into one...自从一年前被困在电梯里之后，他就再也没敢乘过电梯。Most people hate Harry but they don't dare to say so...大多数人都对哈里敢怒不敢言。He has also dared to take unpopular, but principled stands at times...他有时也会大胆坚持不受欢迎、但却有原则性的立场。We have had problems in our family that I didn't dare tell Uncle.我们家里有一些问题我以前不敢告诉叔叔。Dare is also a modal.Dare she risk staying where she was?...她还敢冒险呆在原来的地方吗？The government dare not raise interest rates again...政府不敢再提高利率。'Are you coming with me?' — 'I can't, Alice. I daren't.'“你要和我一起去吗？”——“不行，艾丽斯，我不敢。”Usage Note :You can leave out the word to after dare in the above sense. Nobody dared complain. The form dares is never used in a question or in a negative statement. You use dare instead. Dare she tell him?... He dare not enter.dare 用于以上义项时，其后的 to 可以省略：Nobody dared complain (没有人敢抱怨）。在疑问句或否定句中，不可用 dares, 而应用 dare：Dare she tell him (她敢告诉他吗)，He dare not enter. (他不敢进去）。2[VERB	动词]向…挑战；激…（做）；问…有没有胆量（做） If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to prove that they are not frightened of doing it.   [V n to-inf]Over coffee, she lit a cigarette, her eyes daring him to comment...喝咖啡时，她点燃了一支烟，用挑衅的眼神看着他，谅他也不敢吭声。I dare you to sit through forty-five minutes with someone like Vincent!我想你绝不敢和文森特这样的人一起坐上 45 分钟！3[N-COUNT	可数名词]挑战；激将 A dare is a challenge which one person gives to another to do something dangerous or frightening.   [usu sing]He'd do pretty much anything on a dare...别人一激他，他就几乎什么事都做得出来。When found, the children said they'd run away for a dare.找到这些孩子时，他们说自己是受了激将才出走的。4[PHRASE	短语](用于警告)不准，你敢 If you say to someone 'don't you dare' do something, you are telling them not to do it and letting them know that you are angry.   [oft PHR inf]  [feelings]  [SPOKEN 口语]Don't speak to me like that. Don't you dare...不要那样跟我讲话。我不允许！Allen, don't you dare go anywhere else, you hear?艾伦，其他地方哪儿都不准去，听到了吗？5[PHRASE	短语]（表示震惊和愤怒) 你竟敢，你怎么敢 You say 'how dare you'' when you are very shocked and angry about something that someone has done.   [usu PHR inf]  [feelings]  [SPOKEN 口语]How dare you pick up the phone and listen in on my conversations!...你竟敢拿起电话偷听我的谈话！Suddenly the peace was destroyed by someone shouting, 'Get back! Go away! How dare you!'突然平静被打破了，就听见有人在喊：“滚回去！滚开！大胆！”6[PHRASE	短语]恕我冒昧；恕我直言 You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.   [PHR with cl]  [politeness]Politicians usually attract younger women, dare I say it, because of the status they have in society.恕我直言，由于政客的社会地位，他们通常容易吸引一些年轻的女性。7[PHRASE	短语](我想）可能，大概；想必 You can use 'I dare say' or 'I daresay' before or after a statement to indicate that you believe it is probably true.   [PHR that]I dare say that the computer would provide a clear answer to that...想必计算机能就其给出一个清楚的答案。People always think I'm a fool, and I dare say they're right...人们总认为我是个傻瓜，想必他们是对的。Luke badly wanted a pass mark. Still does, I daresay.卢克曾经很想能及格，他大概现在还是很想。 dare1 verb, modal verbdare2 noundaredare1 /deə $ der/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb, modal verb  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[intransitive] to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do – used especially in questions or negative sentences:  He wanted to ask her, but he didn’t dare. ‘I’ll tell Dad.’ ‘You wouldn’t dare!’dare (to) do something I daren’t go home. Only a few journalists dared to cover the story. She hardly dared hope that he was alive. Dare we admit this?2how dare you spoken said to show that you are very angry and shocked about what someone has done or said:  How dare you accuse me of lying!3don’t you dare! spoken said to warn someone not to do something because it makes you angry:  Don’t you dare talk to me like that!4[transitive] to try to persuade someone to do something dangerous or embarrassing as a way of proving that they are bravedare somebody to do something They dared Ed to steal a bottle of his father’s whiskey. So jump, then. I dare you.5dare I say/suggest spoken formal used when saying something that you think people may not accept or believe:  I thought the play was, dare I say it, boring.6I dare say (also I daresay) spoken especially British English used when saying or agreeing that something may be true:  I dare say things will improve.GRAMMARPatterns with dare• You say that someone dares to do something: · Karen dared to ask why.· Not many people dared to argue.• Dare can also be used as a modal verb, followed by the base form  (=infinitive without ‘to’), especially in negatives and questions: · Not many people dared argue.· Dare we go back?• Don’t use a ‘to’ infinitive with daren’t. You say: · I daren’t look. ✗Don’t say:  I daren’t to look.Using the progressiveDare is not used in the progressive. You say: · I daren’t say anything. ✗Don’t say:  I am not daring say anything.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSdare1 verb, modal verbdare2 noundaredare2 noun [countable]  Examples Word family  something dangerous that you have dared someone to dofor a dare British English, on a dare American English (=because someone has dared you to) She ran across a busy road for a dare.

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Take it! I dare you.        来呀！接受吧！我谅你也不敢。                    daresb to do sth                    ◆        Some of the older boys had dared him to do it.        几个大男孩激他，问他敢不敢干这事。                    ☞note at                                            modal                                                  IDIOMS              don't you dare!                              (              informal)                        used to tell sb strongly not to do sth              （让人绝不要做某事）你敢，谅你不敢                                            ◆            ‘I'll tell her about it.’ ‘Don't you dare!’            “我要把这事告诉她。”“你敢！”                                ◆            Don't you dare say anything to anybody.            谅你不敢对任何人提起这事儿。                                      how ˈdare you, etc.                              used to show that you are angry about sth that sb has done              （表示气愤）你竟然，你竟敢                                            ◆            How dare you talk to me like that?            你竟敢这样对我说话？                                ◆            How dare she imply that I was lying?            她竟敢暗示我在撒谎？                                      I dare say                  (          also          I daresay                      especially in BrE                    )                                      used when you are saying that sth is probable              我想；很可能；大概                                            ◆            I dare say you know about it already.            你大概已经知道了。                                                    noun                    [usually singular      ]              something dangerous, difficult or embarrassing that you try to persuade sb to do, to see if they will do it        激将；挑战                    ◆              (          BrE)        He climbed onto the roof        for a dare.            他受到激将才爬上房顶。              ◆      (        NAmE)            She learned to fly        on a dare.            她在激将下学会了驾驶飞机。                  GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明                                      dare                      ■                          Dare(sense 1) usually forms negatives and questions like an ordinary verb and is followed by an infinitive with              to.It is most common in the negative.                              *dare （第 1 义）通常与一般动词一样构成否定式和疑问式，后接带 to 的动词不定式，最常用于否定句中：                                                    ◆              I didn’t dare to ask.              我不敢问。                                                  ◆              He won’t dare to break his promise.              他不敢食言。                                                  ◆              You told him? How did you dare?              你告诉他了？你竟敢？                                                  ◆              I hardly dared to hope she’d remember me.              我几乎不敢指望她会记得我。                        In positive sentences a phrase like              not be afraidis often used instead.              在肯定句中常用 not be afraid 代替：                                      ◆              She wasn’t afraid                                      (= she dared)                                      ◆              to tell him the truth.              她敢对他讲实话。                                            ■            It can also be used like a modal verb especially in present tense negative forms in              BrE,and is followed by an infinitive without              to.                              *dare 亦可以情态动词方式使用，尤其在英式英语中的现在时否定式，后接不带 to 的动词不定式：                                                    ◆              I daren’t tell her the truth.              我不敢对她讲实话。                                            ■            In spoken English, the forms of the ordinary verb are often used with an infinitive without              to.              在英语口语中，此普通动词的各种形式常与不带 to 的不定式连用：                                      ◆              Don’t you dare tell her what I said!              谅你不敢告诉她我说的话！                                                  ◆              I didn’t dare look at him.              我不敢看他。                                                      dare              /        deə(r)                ;          NAmE                der                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	dare ★★★☆☆ /de͟ə(r)/ Dare sometimes behaves like an ordinary verb, for example ‘He dared to speak’ and ‘He doesn't dare to speak’ and sometimes like a modal, for example ‘He daren't speak’. dare 有时用作普通动词，如，He dared to speak (他敢讲话）和 He doesn't dare to speak (他不敢讲话)；有时又用作情态动词，如，He daren't speak (他不敢讲话)。 1 [VERB 动词]敢；有足够的胆量 If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage. [V to-inf] [V inf] [oft with brd-neg] Since he was stuck in a lift a year ago he hasn't dared to get back into one... 自从一年前被困在电梯里之后，他就再也没敢乘过电梯。 Most people hate Harry but they don't dare to say so... 大多数人都对哈里敢怒不敢言。 He has also dared to take unpopular, but principled stands at times... 他有时也会大胆坚持不受欢迎、但却有原则性的立场。 We have had problems in our family that I didn't dare tell Uncle. 我们家里有一些问题我以前不敢告诉叔叔。 Dare is also a modal. Dare she risk staying where she was?... 她还敢冒险呆在原来的地方吗？ The government dare not raise interest rates again... 政府不敢再提高利率。 'Are you coming with me?' — 'I can't, Alice. I daren't.' “你要和我一起去吗？”——“不行，艾丽斯，我不敢。” Usage Note : You can leave out the word to after dare in the above sense. Nobody dared complain. The form dares is never used in a question or in a negative statement. You use dare instead. Dare she tell him?... He dare not enter. dare 用于以上义项时，其后的 to 可以省略：Nobody dared complain (没有人敢抱怨）。在疑问句或否定句中，不可用 dares, 而应用 dare：Dare she tell him (她敢告诉他吗)，He dare not enter. (他不敢进去）。 2 [VERB 动词]向…挑战；激…（做）；问…有没有胆量（做） If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to prove that they are not frightened of doing it. [V n to-inf] Over coffee, she lit a cigarette, her eyes daring him to comment... 喝咖啡时，她点燃了一支烟，用挑衅的眼神看着他，谅他也不敢吭声。 I dare you to sit through forty-five minutes with someone like Vincent! 我想你绝不敢和文森特这样的人一起坐上 45 分钟！ 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]挑战；激将 A dare is a challenge which one person gives to another to do something dangerous or frightening. [usu sing] He'd do pretty much anything on a dare... 别人一激他，他就几乎什么事都做得出来。 When found, the children said they'd run away for a dare. 找到这些孩子时，他们说自己是受了激将才出走的。 4 [PHRASE 短语](用于警告)不准，你敢 If you say to someone 'don't you dare' do something, you are telling them not to do it and letting them know that you are angry. [oft PHR inf] [feelings] [SPOKEN 口语] Don't speak to me like that. Don't you dare... 不要那样跟我讲话。我不允许！ Allen, don't you dare go anywhere else, you hear? 艾伦，其他地方哪儿都不准去，听到了吗？ 5 [PHRASE 短语]（表示震惊和愤怒) 你竟敢，你怎么敢 You say 'how dare you'' when you are very shocked and angry about something that someone has done. [usu PHR inf] [feelings] [SPOKEN 口语] How dare you pick up the phone and listen in on my conversations!... 你竟敢拿起电话偷听我的谈话！ Suddenly the peace was destroyed by someone shouting, 'Get back! Go away! How dare you!' 突然平静被打破了，就听见有人在喊：“滚回去！滚开！大胆！” 6 [PHRASE 短语]恕我冒昧；恕我直言 You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone. [PHR with cl] [politeness] Politicians usually attract younger women, dare I say it, because of the status they have in society. 恕我直言，由于政客的社会地位，他们通常容易吸引一些年轻的女性。 7 [PHRASE 短语](我想）可能，大概；想必 You can use 'I dare say' or 'I daresay' before or after a statement to indicate that you believe it is probably true. [PHR that] I dare say that the computer would provide a clear answer to that... 想必计算机能就其给出一个清楚的答案。 People always think I'm a fool, and I dare say they're right... 人们总认为我是个傻瓜，想必他们是对的。 Luke badly wanted a pass mark. Still does, I daresay. 卢克曾经很想能及格，他大概现在还是很想。
Oxford	dare ★ / deə(r) ; NAmE der / verb , noun dare dares dared daring verb ★ 1 ★ ( not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时 ) to be brave enough to do sth 敢于；胆敢 ◆ She said it as loudly as she dared. 她壮着胆子大声说了出来。 dare(to) do sth ◆ He didn't dare (to) say what he thought. 他不敢说出他的想法。 ◆ They daren't ask for any more money. 他们不敢再要钱了。 ◆ ( literary) She dared not breathe a word of it to anybody. 她对任何人都只字不敢提及此事。 ◆ There was something, dare I say it,a little unusual about him. 他这人可能有那么一点怪。 2 [transitive ] to persuade sb to do sth dangerous, difficult or embarrassing so that they can show that they are not afraid 激（某人做某事）；问（某人）有没有胆量（做某事）；谅（某人）没胆量（做某事） daresb ◆ Go on! Take it! I dare you. 来呀！接受吧！我谅你也不敢。 daresb to do sth ◆ Some of the older boys had dared him to do it. 几个大男孩激他，问他敢不敢干这事。 ☞note at modal IDIOMS don't you dare! ( informal) used to tell sb strongly not to do sth （让人绝不要做某事）你敢，谅你不敢 ◆ ‘I'll tell her about it.’ ‘Don't you dare!’ “我要把这事告诉她。”“你敢！” ◆ Don't you dare say anything to anybody. 谅你不敢对任何人提起这事儿。 how ˈdare you, etc. used to show that you are angry about sth that sb has done （表示气愤）你竟然，你竟敢 ◆ How dare you talk to me like that? 你竟敢这样对我说话？ ◆ How dare she imply that I was lying? 她竟敢暗示我在撒谎？ I dare say ( also I daresay especially in BrE ) used when you are saying that sth is probable 我想；很可能；大概 ◆ I dare say you know about it already. 你大概已经知道了。 noun [usually singular ] something dangerous, difficult or embarrassing that you try to persuade sb to do, to see if they will do it 激将；挑战 ◆ ( BrE) He climbed onto the roof for a dare. 他受到激将才爬上房顶。 ◆ ( NAmE) She learned to fly on a dare. 她在激将下学会了驾驶飞机。 GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 dare ■ Dare(sense 1) usually forms negatives and questions like an ordinary verb and is followed by an infinitive with to.It is most common in the negative. dare （第 1 义）通常与一般动词一样构成否定式和疑问式，后接带 to 的动词不定式，最常用于否定句中： ◆ I didn’t dare to ask. 我不敢问。 ◆ He won’t dare to break his promise. 他不敢食言。 ◆ You told him? How did you dare? 你告诉他了？你竟敢？ ◆ I hardly dared to hope she’d remember me. 我几乎不敢指望她会记得我。 In positive sentences a phrase like not be afraidis often used instead. 在肯定句中常用 not be afraid 代替： ◆ She wasn’t afraid (= she dared) ◆ to tell him the truth. 她敢对他讲实话。 ■ It can also be used like a modal verb especially in present tense negative forms in BrE,and is followed by an infinitive without to. dare 亦可以情态动词方式使用，尤其在英式英语中的现在时否定式，后接不带 to 的动词不定式： ◆ I daren’t tell her the truth. 我不敢对她讲实话。 ■ In spoken English, the forms of the ordinary verb are often used with an infinitive without to. 在英语口语中，此普通动词的各种形式常与不带 to 的不定式连用： ◆ Don’t you dare tell her what I said! 谅你不敢告诉她我说的话！ ◆ I didn’t dare look at him. 我不敢看他。 dare / deə(r) ; NAmE der /
LDC	dare1 verb, modal verb dare2 noun daredare1 /deə $ der/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb, modal verb Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[intransitive] to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do – used especially in questions or negative sentences: He wanted to ask her, but he didn’t dare. ‘I’ll tell Dad.’ ‘You wouldn’t dare!’dare (to) do something I daren’t go home. Only a few journalists dared to cover the story. She hardly dared hope that he was alive. Dare we admit this?2how dare you spoken said to show that you are very angry and shocked about what someone has done or said: How dare you accuse me of lying!3don’t you dare! spoken said to warn someone not to do something because it makes you angry: Don’t you dare talk to me like that!4[transitive] to try to persuade someone to do something dangerous or embarrassing as a way of proving that they are bravedare somebody to do something They dared Ed to steal a bottle of his father’s whiskey. So jump, then. I dare you.5dare I say/suggest spoken formal used when saying something that you think people may not accept or believe: I thought the play was, dare I say it, boring.6I dare say (also I daresay) spoken especially British English used when saying or agreeing that something may be true: I dare say things will improve.GRAMMARPatterns with dare• You say that someone dares to do something: · Karen dared to ask why.· Not many people dared to argue.• Dare can also be used as a modal verb, followed by the base form (=infinitive without ‘to’), especially in negatives and questions: · Not many people dared argue.· Dare we go back?• Don’t use a ‘to’ infinitive with daren’t. You say: · I daren’t look. ✗Don’t say: I daren’t to look.Using the progressiveDare is not used in the progressive. You say: · I daren’t say anything. ✗Don’t say: I am not daring say anything.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS dare1 verb, modal verb dare2 noun daredare2 noun [countable] Examples Word family something dangerous that you have dared someone to dofor a dare British English, on a dare American English (=because someone has dared you to) She ran across a busy road for a dare.
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