Word · Frequency #3210
dares
挑战；激将
dares is the plural of dare.
A challenge or provocation to do something bold or risky
- 1.
A challenge to prove courage.
证明勇气的挑战
- 2.
A small fish, the dace
一种小鱼,鲦鱼
- 3.
The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness.
敢于冒险的品质；大胆
- 4.
Defiance; challenge.
挑衅；挑战
- 5.
In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players.
在真心话大冒险游戏中,选择执行其他玩家设定的冒险
大冒险；胆量；勇敢；鲦鱼；证明勇气的挑战；一种小鱼,鲦鱼
In use
She dares to challenge the teacher's opinion.
He didn't dare to go bungee jumping.
I dare you to touch my phone.
Connections
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
- She issued a dare to her brother to eat the chili.她向她哥哥发出挑战，让他吃下辣椒。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与不定式搭配：a dare to do sth
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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