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VERB
敢;有足夠的膽量
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.
例句
Since he was stuck in a lift a year ago he hasn't dared to get back into one...
自從一年前被困在電梯里之后，他就再也沒敢乘過電梯。
Most people hate Harry but they don't dare to say so...
大多數(shù)人都對(duì)哈里敢怒不敢言。
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VERB
向…挑戰(zhàn);激…（做）；問…有沒有膽量（做）
If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to prove that they are not frightened of doing it.
例句
Over coffee, she lit a cigarette, her eyes daring him to comment...
喝咖啡時(shí)，她點(diǎn)燃了一支煙，用挑釁的眼神看著他，諒他也不敢吭聲。
I dare you to sit through forty-five minutes with someone like Vincent!
我想你絕不敢和文森特這樣的人一起坐上 45 分鐘！
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N-COUNT
挑戰(zhàn);激將
A dare is a challenge which one person gives to another to do something dangerous or frightening.
例句
He'd do pretty much anything on a dare...
別人一激他，他就幾乎什么事都做得出來。
When found, the children said they'd run away for a dare.
找到這些孩子時(shí)，他們說自己是受了激將才出走的。
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PHRASE
(用于警告)不準(zhǔn)，你敢
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.
例句
Don't speak to me like that. Don't you dare...
不要那樣跟我講話。我不允許！
Allen, don't you dare go anywhere else, you hear?
艾倫，其他地方哪兒都不準(zhǔn)去，聽到了嗎？
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PHRASE
（表示震驚和憤怒) 你竟敢，你怎么敢
You say 'how dare you'' when you are very shocked and angry about something that someone has done.
例句
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！
Suddenly the peace was destroyed by someone shouting, 'Get back! Go away! How dare you!'
突然平靜被打破了，就聽見有人在喊：“滾回去！滾開！大膽！”
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PHRASE
恕我冒昧;恕我直言
You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.
例句
Politicians usually attract younger women, dare I say it, because of the status they have in society.
恕我直言，由于政客的社會(huì)地位，他們通常容易吸引一些年輕的女性。
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PHRASE
(我想）可能，大概;想必
You can use 'I dare say' or 'I daresay' before or after a statement to indicate that you believe it is probably true.
例句
I dare say that the computer would provide a clear answer to that...
想必計(jì)算機(jī)能就其給出一個(gè)清楚的答案。
People always think I'm a fool, and I dare say they're right...
人們總認(rèn)為我是個(gè)傻瓜，想必他們是對(duì)的。