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| 1 | I never progressive if you dare to do something , you are not afraid to do it , even though it may be dangerous or shocking or may cause trouble for you 敢；敢于 |
| Larry argue with the boss? He wouldn’ t dare. 拉里跟老板争吵了？他不敢的。 |
| I drove as fast as I dared. 我把汽车开到我敢开的最快速度。 |
| dare to do sth Andrei Sakharov was one of the few people who dared to protest. 安德烈·萨克哈罗夫是敢于抗议的少数几个人之一。 |
| dare do sth Neither of the superpowers would have dared use nuclear weapons. 当时两个超级大国都不敢使用核武器。 |
| dare not do sth I daren’ t risk offending Audrey’ s parents. 我不敢冒险触怒奥德丽的父母。 |
| hardly dare I hardly dare to go into the room without first getting permission. 未经同意，我几乎不敢走进那个房间。 |
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| 2 | T never passive to try to persuade someone to prove that they are not afraid to do something that is dangerous or likely to cause trouble 激；激将 |
| I dare you Go on, phone the police. I dare you. 去呀，打电话报警呀。我谅你也不敢。 |
| dare sb to do sth The older boys dared Jennings to go up on the roof. 年纪大一些的男孩子激詹宁斯爬上屋顶。 |
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| - | dare hope/dream/believe
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| if you dare not hope , dream , or believe that something will happen or is true , you think it is very unlikely , but you would very much like it to happen |
| 敢期望/想象/相信 |
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| I never dared dream that peace would come so soon. 我从来不敢想象和平会这么快到来。 |
| The work was finished much sooner than he’ d ever dared hope. 这项工作完成得比我们敢期望的快得多。 |
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| - | dare I say (it) spoken formal
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| used when you are saying something that you think other people may not like |
| 我冒昧地说；我可以说 |
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| - | don’ t you dare spoken
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| used for telling someone not to do something , when you are warning them that you will be very angry if they do it |
| 你敢（用于告诫某人勿做某事以免惹你生气） |
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| ‘I’ ll tell Susan what you said about her.’ ‘Don’ t you dare!’ “我要把你说苏珊的那些话告诉她。”“你敢！” |
| don’ t you dare do sth Don’ t you dare come near me! 你敢靠近我！ |
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| - | hardly dare (to) breathe
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| to feel extremely nervous or worried about something that is happening or is going to happen |
| 几乎不敢呼吸 |
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| - | how dare you spoken
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| used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something they have done or said |
| 你竟敢，你怎么敢（表示对他人行为、言辞的震惊和愤怒） |
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| ‘Were you ever involved with this woman?’ ‘How dare you! I’ m a respectable married man.’ “你与这个女人有一腿吗？”“你竟敢这么说！我可是个体面的已婚男人。” |
| how dare you do sth How dare you go into my room without asking me! 你怎么竟敢不问我一声就进入我的房间！ |
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| - | I dare say BRITISH spoken
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| used for saying that something is probably true , although you do not know for certain |
| 我敢说；我相信 |
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| I dare say you’ re feeling tired after your journey. 我相信你旅行后一定感到累了。 |
| Things have changed a good deal, I dare say. 我敢说情况已经发生了很大的变化。 |
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