dare
verb
uk/deər/us/der/dareverb(BE BRAVE/RUDE)
B2[Inot continuous]
to bebraveenough to do somethingdifficultordangerous, or to berudeorsillyenough to do something that you have norightto do:
敢于；胆敢；竟敢I was going toaskif hisdogwasbetter, but I didn't dare incaseshe haddied.我本想问问他的狗好些没有，可是又怕那狗已经死掉了，所以没敢问。
[+ (to) infinitive]Everyone in theofficecomplainsthat hesmellsawful, but nobody dares(to)mentionit to him.办公室里人人都在抱怨说他身上有股难闻的气味，可是却又没人敢跟他说。
[+ infinitive without to]I wouldn't dare have apartyin myflatincasetheneighbourscomplained.我可不敢在公寓里举行聚会，以免邻居们不满。
Dare youtellhim thenews?你敢告诉他这个消息吗？
I don't darethinkhow much it's going tocost.我没敢想那要花多少钱。
UKI daren'tthinkhow much it's going tocost.我没敢想那要花多少钱。
UKDo you dare(to)tellhim thenews?你敢告诉他这个消息吗？
I'd never dare(to)talkto mymotherthe way Brandontalksto his.我永远也不敢像白兰度对他母亲讲话那样跟我母亲说话。
[+ to infinitive]He was underattackfor daringtocriticizethemayor.他因为敢于批评市长而受到攻击。
See also
daresaymainlyUK
- Shefixedthechildwith astareof suchdisapprovalhe did not daremove.
- I didn't dare say anything forfearofoffendinghim.
- I wouldn't dare say anything against him to hismother!
- I dare notletthechildrenout of mysightin thispark.
- He's abitpossessiveabout hisCDs- I wouldn't dareasktoborrowthem.
Taking risks
- adventurer
- all in
- be skating on thin iceidiom
- bet the farm/ranchidiom
- broke
- expose
- hazard
- high wire
- high-stakes
- imperil
- jeopardize
- lay
- neck
- re-expose
- risk
- run the risk of doingsomethingidiom
- sail
- sail close to the windidiom
- skate
- stickyourneck outidiom
dareverb(ASK)
C1[T]
toasksomeone to do something thatinvolvesrisk:
向…挑战；问…有没有胆量（做）；（用激将法）激Wear thelow-cutblousewithyourpinkshorts- go on, I dare you!穿上那件低胸衬衫，再配上粉色短裤——就照这样打扮，你有胆量就穿上试试！
[+ to infinitive]I dare youtoaskhim todance.我谅你也不敢请他跳舞。
Making appeals & requests
- appellate
- ask forsomeone
- behest
- beseech
- call for orderphrase
- call onsomeone
- callsomeonein
- cap
- claim
- demand
- implore
- invite
- pay claim
- pretty pleaseidiom
- propitiation
- push forsomething
- put in forsomething
- put the squeeze onsomeoneidiom
- reapply
- requisition
Grammar
Dare
Dare is both a main verb and a semi-modal verb.…Dare,need,ought toandused to(semi-modal verbs)
Dare, need, ought to and used to are often called semi-modal because in some ways they are formed like modal verbs and in some ways they are like other main verbs.…Idioms
don't you dare
how dare she, you, etc.!
dare
noun[C]
uk/deər/us/der/something you do because someone dares you to:
在激将法的作用下做出的事，应他人挑战而做出的事Hejumpedin theriverat twelve o'clock lastnightas(alsoUSon/UKfor) a dare.昨晚12点他受别人的激将跳进了河里。
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- be one up onsomeoneidiom
- bid
- cat
- catchup
- chancer
- close-run
- competition
- contest
- go in forsomething
- go toe to toeidiom
- hyper-competitive
- in the gameidiom
- intercollegiate
- pit
- runsomeonecloseidiom
- runners and ridersidiom
- showing
- slugfest
- snap atsomeone'sheelsidiom
- toe