dare

verb

/deə(r)/

/der/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dare	/deə(r)/ /der/
he / she / it dares	/deəz/ /derz/
past simple dared	/deəd/ /derd/
past participle dared	/deəd/ /derd/
-ing form daring	/ˈdeərɪŋ/ /ˈderɪŋ/

Idioms

(not usually used in the progressive tenses) to be brave enough to do something敢于；胆敢
- She said it as loudly as she dared.她壮着胆子大声说了出来。
- dare (to) do something He didn’t dare (to) say what he thought.他不敢说出他的想法。
- They daren't ask for any more money.他们不敢再要钱了。
- (literary) She dared not breathe a word of it to anybody.她对任何人都只字不敢提及此事。
- Dare to be different!要敢于与众不同！
- There was something, dare I say it, a little unusual about him.要我说啊，他这人有那么一点怪。
Grammar Point dare
dare
- Dare (sense 1) usually forms negatives and questions like an ordinary verb and is followed by an infinitive with to. It is most common in the negative:
  I didn’t dare to ask.我不敢问。
  He won’t dare to break his promise.他不敢食言。
  You told him? How did you dare?你告诉他了？你竟敢？
  I hardly dared to hope she’d remember me.我几乎不敢指望她会记得我。
  In positive sentences a phrase like not be afraid is often used instead:
  She wasn’t afraid (= she dared) to tell him the truth.她敢对他讲实话。
- It can also be used like a modal verb especially in present tense negative forms in British English, and is followed by an infinitive without to:
  I daren’t tell her the truth.我不敢对她讲实话。
- In spoken English, the forms of the ordinary verb are often used with an infinitive without to:
  Don’t you dare tell her what I said!谅你不敢告诉她我说的话！
  I didn’t dare look at him.我不敢看他。
Extra Examples
- I hardly dared breathe.我几乎不敢呼吸。
- I wouldn't dare go by myself.我不敢自己去。
- He didn't dare (to) say what he thought.他不敢说出他的想法。
Topics Personal qualitiesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- barely
- hardly
- scarcely
- …
verb + dare
- wouldn’t
[transitive] to persuade somebody to do something dangerous, difficult or embarrassing so that they can show that they are not afraid激（某人做某事）；问（某人）有没有胆量（做某事）
- dare somebody Go on! Take it! I dare you.来呀！接受吧！我谅你也不敢。
- dare somebody to do something Some of the older boys had dared him to do it.几个大男孩激他，问他敢不敢干这事。
Grammar Point modal verbs
modal verbs
- The modal verbs are can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will and would. Dare, need, have to and used to also share some of the features of modal verbs.
- Modal verbs have only one form. They have no -ing or -ed forms and do not add -s to the 3rd person singular form:
  He can speak three languages.他会说三种语言。
  She will try and visit tomorrow.她明天将设法去参观。
- Modal verbs are followed by the infinitive of another verb without to. The exceptions are ought to, have to and used to:
  You must find a job.你必须找到一份工作。
  You ought to stop smoking.你应当戒烟。
  I used to smoke but I gave up two years ago.我过去抽烟，但两年前就戒了。
- Questions are formed without do/does in the present, or did in the past:
  Can I invite Mary?我可以邀请玛丽吗？
  Should I have invited Mary?我本该邀请玛丽吗？
- Negative sentences are formed with not or the short form -n’t and do not use do/does or did.
You will find more help with how to use modal verbs at the dictionary entries for each verb.
Topics Dangerc1

Word OriginOld English durran, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic gadaursan, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tharsein and Sanskrit dhṛṣ- ‘be bold’.

Idioms

don’t you dare!

(informal) used to tell somebody strongly not to do something（让人绝不要做某事）你敢，谅你不敢
- ‘I'll tell her about it.’ ‘Don't you dare!’“我要把这事告诉她。”“你敢！”
- Don't you dare say anything to anybody.谅你不敢对任何人提起这事儿。

how dare you, etc.

used to show that you are angry about something that somebody has done（表示气愤）你竟然，你竟敢
- How dare you talk to me like that?你竟敢这样对我说话？
- How dare she imply that I was lying?她竟敢暗示我在撒谎？

I dare say

(also I daresay especially in British English)

used when you are saying that something is likely无疑；很可能
- I dare say you know about it already.你大概已经知道了。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2