| 单词 | dare |
| 释义 | verb | noun daredare1 /dɛr/ ●●● S3 W2 verb 1[transitive] to try to persuade someone to do something dangerous or embarrassing as a way of proving that he or she is brave: dare somebody to do something The other kids dared me to hit her with a snowball. Yeah, you tell him. I dare you!2[intransitive not in progressive] to be brave enough to do something risky – used especially in questions and negative statements: dare (to) do something Who would dare to challenge the king’s statement? I didn’t dare go home any later.SPOKEN PHRASES3don’t you dare! said to warn someone not to do something because it makes you angry: Don’t you dare hang up on me again!4how dare you said to show that you are very angry and shocked about what someone has done or said: How dare you make fun of me like that!5dare I say (it) formal used when saying something that you think people may not accept or believe: I found Shaw’s play, dare I say it, boring.6I dare say (also I daresay) old-fashioned used to say that you think or hope that something may be true: I dare say things will improve.7dare, double dare said when you are trying to persuade someone to do something dangerous verb | noun daredare2 noun [countable] something dangerous or difficult that someone persuades you to do to prove you are brave: Allen began his career as a comedian on a dare (=as a result of a dare) from a friend in 1979. |
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