dare
/deə/
v. / n.
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
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Few journalists dared to question the official account.
很少有记者敢质疑官方的说法。
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She did not dare tell her parents about the accident.
她不敢把事故告诉父母。
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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
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He jumped into the cold lake for a dare.
他因受人激将而跳进了冰冷的湖里。
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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。
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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)
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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)
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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
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dare to do something 敢于做某事We need leaders who dare to challenge outdated ideas.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。
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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。
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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。