Word · Frequency #3210
dare
挑战；激将
核心释义
A challenge or provocation to do something bold or risky
- 1.
证明勇气的挑战
A challenge to prove courage.
- 2.
一种小鱼,鲦鱼
A small fish, the dace
- 3.
敢于冒险的品质；大胆
The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness.
- 4.
挑衅；挑战
Defiance; challenge.
- 5.
在真心话大冒险游戏中,选择执行其他玩家设定的冒险
In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players.
大冒险；胆量；勇敢；鲦鱼；证明勇气的挑战；一种小鱼,鲦鱼
用法In use
She dares to challenge the teacher's opinion.
用法提示：此处 'dares' 作为实义动词，表示'敢'。
He didn't dare to go bungee jumping.
用法提示：此处 'didn't dare' 是否定形式，表示'不敢'。
I dare you to touch my phone.
用法提示：此处 'dare you to' 结构表示'激将，挑战'。
take a dare
dare 作名词时可数，常用 take/accept a dare 表示接受别人提出的挑战；复数形式为 dares。
He took the dare and jumped into the icy lake.
他接受了挑战，跳进了冰冷的湖里。
do sth on a dare
on a dare 表示因为受到挑战才去做某事，常带有“逞强”的意味。
She dyed her hair pink on a dare.
她在别人的激将下把头发染成了粉色。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- do a dare
- 完成挑战
- He was too scared to do the dare.他太害怕了，不敢完成挑战。
- accept a dare
- 接受挑战
- She accepted the dare without hesitation.她毫不犹豫地接受了挑战。
- for a dare
- 为了证明勇气
- He jumped into the river for a dare.他为了证明勇气跳进了河里。
- truth or dare
- 真心话大冒险
- They played truth or dare at the party.他们在聚会上玩了真心话大冒险。
- issue a dare
- 发出挑战
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
看到dare就想到“大冒险”：在Truth or Dare里选Dare，就要大胆完成挑战。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：Truth or dare games、Peer-pressure situations、Casual conversations about courage 作名词表示“挑战、激将”时，通常用于口语或非正式场合，多出现在朋友间的打赌、游戏或冒险话题中；正式写作中较少单独用“dare”表达这层意思。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常与不定式搭配：a dare to do sth
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -are spelling and rhyme with dare /dɛə/ in the given pronunciation. Watch out: the verb 'are' is pronounced /ɑː/ and does not rhyme, and 'marry' (/ˈmæri/) looks similar but sounds different.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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