dare 1 S3 W3 / deə $ der / 动词 , modal 动词

1 [不及物动词，不用于进行时] to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do – used especially in questions or negative sentences :

He wanted to ask her, but he didn’t dare.

‘I’ll tell Dad.’ ‘You wouldn’t dare!’

dare (to) do something

I daren’t go home.

Only a few journalists dared to cover the story.

She hardly dared hope that he was alive.

Dare we admit this?

Grammar

Dare can be used like a modal 动词 , followed by an infinitive without ’to’, in negative sentences and questions :

I am so afraid that I dare not move.

Dare she ring him at the office?

It can also be used as an ordinary 动词 , followed by an infinitive with or without ’to’ :

Nobody dared to ask any questions.

No wonder the party did not dare publish that document.

The past form is dared for both uses.

2 how dare you spoken said to show that you are very angry and shocked about what someone has done or said :

How dare you accuse me of lying!

3 don’t you dare! spoken said to warn someone not to do something because it makes you angry :

Don’t you dare talk to me like that!

4 [及物动词] to try to persuade someone to do something dangerous or embarrassing as a way of proving that they are brave

dare somebody to do something

They dared Ed to steal a bottle of his father’s whiskey.

So jump, then. I dare you .

5 dare I say/suggest spoken formal used when saying something that you think people may not accept or believe :

I thought the play was, dare I say it, boring.

6 I dare say ( also I daresay ) spoken especially British English used when saying or agreeing that something may be true :

I dare say things will improve.