English → Chinese
dare
/BrE dɛː 
, AmE dɛr /
A transitive verb
激;
to dare sb to do sth; 激某人做某事;
somebody dared me to jump off the bridge 有人激我从桥上跳下去;
I dare you to ask her (to dance) 我谅你不敢邀请她（跳舞）
B modal verb
1 (have the courage) 敢;
to dare (to) do sth; 敢做某事;
she dare(s) not or daren't or doesn't dare leave the baby alone 她不敢让宝宝独自待着;
I dare say, …; 也许，…;
she says it wasn't her fault — I dare say! 她说那不是她的错──可能吧！;
dare I say it, … 我斗胆说一句，…
2 (expressing anger, indignation) 竟敢;
don't you dare! 你敢！;
don't you dare (ever) speak to me like that again! 看你敢再这样对我讲话！;
how dare you! 你好大的胆子！;
how dare you take my bicycle without my permission! 你竟敢未经我允许就骑走我的自行车！
C noun
激将;
to do sth for a dare; 受到激将做某事;
why did you climb on to the roof? — it was a dare 你怎么爬到房顶上了？──有人激我呢