dared
past simple and past participle ofdare
| 单词 | dared |
| 释义 | dared past simple and past participle ofdare 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: I was going toaskif hisdogwasbetter, but I didn't dare incaseshe haddied. [+ (to) infinitive]Everyone in theofficecomplainsthat hesmellsawful, but nobody dares(to)mentionit to him. [+ infinitive without to]I wouldn't dare have apartyin myflatincasetheneighbourscomplained. Dare youtellhim thenews? I don't darethinkhow much it's going tocost. UKI daren'tthinkhow much it's going tocost. UKDo you dare(to)tellhim thenews? I'd never dare(to)talkto mymotherthe way Brandontalksto his. [+ to infinitive]He was underattackfor daringtocriticizethemayor. See also daresaymainlyUK
Taking risks
dareverb(ASK)C1[T] toasksomeone to do something thatinvolvesrisk: Wear thelow-cutblousewithyourpinkshorts- go on, I dare you! [+ to infinitive]I dare youtoaskhim todance. Making appeals & requests
GrammarDare 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.…Idiomsdon't you dare how dare she, you, etc.! Examplesofdareddared In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. And nowhere had anyonedaredmonumentality on the scale of the great platform and tiled vaults soaring 15 storeys into the air above. From theCambridge English Corpus Theydarednot come out boldly for protective tariffs, or even for any considerable increase in imperial preference. From theCambridge English Corpus He formulated the project of composing some; hedaredto be a creator. From theCambridge English Corpus The party bossesdarednot alienate the popular base he had built up. From theCambridge English Corpus By 1715, at the latest, regular forces had become sufficiently powerful to disperse in short order anybody whodaredconfront them in the open. From theCambridge English Corpus Then, a fewdaredto propose a discrete lower bound to the measurement of action, that is, of the product energyxtime. From theCambridge English Corpus The people held this idol in such reverence and awe that no one but his keepersdaredapproach or touch him. From theCambridge English Corpus No one usuallydaredto interrupt him and ask a question. From theCambridge English Corpus Ironically, most geographers and planners have themselves accepted this argument; they have neverdaredto realize the full implications of their own project. From theCambridge English Corpus More lamentable was that few peopledaredto speak the truth, because doing so would inevitably result in being denounced. From theCambridge English Corpus We are the heirs, the beneficiaries of a previous humanity whichdaredon our behalf. From theCambridge English Corpus He probably felt more than hedaredacknowledge, even to himself. From theCambridge English Corpus The workers threatened to blow up the boiler of one of the mills if the policedaredto enter the premises. From theCambridge English Corpus Maybe because he was a clever speaker,daredto say what he thought. From theCambridge English Corpus The 12 key questions around which the book is structured are called 'the questions wedarednot ask'. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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