dare

/deə/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

敢于;胆敢;挑战;激将

释义与例句

v. 敢于;胆敢
to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous
  1. Few journalists dared to question the official account.
    很少有记者敢质疑官方的说法。
  2. She did not dare tell her parents about the accident.
    她不敢把事故告诉父母。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. How dare you read my private messages?
    你怎么敢偷看我的私人信息?
n. 挑战;激将
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolish to prove one's courage
  1. He jumped into the cold lake for a dare.
    他因受人激将而跳进了冰冷的湖里。
  2. The children accepted the dare to explore the empty house.
    孩子们接受挑战,去探究那栋空房子。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She only tried the hottest chilli because of a dare.
    她只是因为受到激将才尝了最辣的辣椒。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 表示“敢于”常用 dare (to) do;How dare you...? 用于表达愤怒或震惊。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • daring 大胆的;勇敢的
    daring 作形容词描述敢于冒险的人或行为,也可作不可数名词表示勇气。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • venture 冒险去做;敢于
    dare 强调有没有勇气做某事,后可直接接动词原形或带 to 的不定式;venture 更正式,强调明知有风险仍去做,也常指冒险前往某地。
    They ventured into the cave despite the warning. 尽管收到警告,他们还是冒险进入了洞穴。
常见搭配
  • dare to do something 敢于做某事
    We need leaders who dare to challenge outdated ideas. 我们需要敢于挑战过时观念的领导者。
  • I dare say 我想;很可能
    I dare say the journey will take longer in heavy snow. 我想大雪中这段旅程会花更长时间。
  • take a dare 接受激将挑战
    He took a dare and sang in front of the whole class. 他接受激将,在全班面前唱了歌。