dare
v. 敢; 向…挑战; 问…有没有胆量(做某事)
n. 激将
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.
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。
If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to prove that they are not frightened of doing it.
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!
A dare is a challenge which one person gives to another to do something dangerous or frightening.
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。
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.
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?
You say 'how dare you'' when you are very shocked and angry about something that someone has done.
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!”
You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.
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。
You can use 'I dare say' or 'I daresay' before or after a statement to indicate that you believe it is probably true.
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。
1. a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy;
1. take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission;
2. to be courageous enough to try or do something;
3. challenge;
venture, chance, dare, hazard, risk
这些动词均含有"敢于冒险"之意。
I dare say (或 daresay)
[用于表示可能性]我敢说
How dare you? Take your hand off me at once.
放肆! 马上把你的手挪开.
I dare you to jump over the stream.
我谅你不敢跳过这条小河.
I'm now up to my ears in debt and dare not borrow any more money.
我现在是债台高筑,再也不敢借钱了.
How dare you lay a finger on him?
你怎敢碰他?
They did not dare to put their names to what they wrote.
他们不敢在写的东西上签他们的名.