dare

1. V-T 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. 敢于

Most people hate Harry but they don't dare to say so. 多數(shù)人都討厭哈里，但他們不敢說出來。

2. MODAL Dare is also a modal. 敢; 竟敢

Dare she risk staying where she was?

她敢冒險(xiǎn)呆在原地不動(dòng)嗎？

The yen is weakening. But Tokyo dare not raise its interest rates again. 日元在貶值。但東京不敢再次上調(diào)利率。

3. V-T If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to prove that they are not frightened of doing it. 向…挑戰(zhàn)

Over coffee, she lit a cigarette, her eyes daring him to comment. 她一邊喝著咖啡，一邊點(diǎn)了支煙，用目光激他作出評(píng)價(jià)。

4. N-COUNT A dare is a challenge which one person gives to another to do something dangerous or frightening. 挑戰(zhàn)

Jones broke into a military base on a dare. 約翰接受了挑戰(zhàn)，沖進(jìn)一個(gè)軍事基地。

5. PHRASE 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. 看你敢…[口語]

Allen, don't you dare go anywhere else, you hear?

艾倫，你哪兒都不許去，聽見了嗎？

6. PHRASE You say "how dare you" when you are very shocked and angry about something that someone has done. 你竟敢…[口語]

How dare you pick up the phone and listen in on my conversations!

你竟敢拿起電話偷聽我的談話！

7. PHRASE You can use "I daresay" or "I dare say" before or after a statement to indicate that you believe it is probably true. 我相信

I daresay that the computer would provide a clear answer to that. 我相信電腦會(huì)對(duì)此給出明確的答案。