Dare 是英语情态动词的学习过程中常遇到的一个单词，它既可以是普通动词，也可以是类似于 ough to，have to 和 need 等的半情态动词，意为“敢于；胆敢"等，通常不用于进行时。 一、dare 作普通动词1. 意为”胆敢，敢于“，后面接带 to 不定式，对应的第三人称单数是 dares，过去式和过去分词都是 dared，在口语中常省略 to，例如：肯定句：She dared (to) swim across the river.她敢于游过这条河。If Sally dares (to) go there again, she’ll be in big trouble!如果莎莉再敢去那儿，她会有大麻烦的！否定句：I don't dare (to) say that.我不敢这么说。He didn't dare (to) say what he thought.他不敢说出他的想法。He won’t dare (to) break his promise.他不敢食言。I hardly dared (to) hope she’d remember me.我几乎不敢指望她会记得我。Since he was stuck in a lift a year ago he hasn't dared to get back into one.自从一年前被困在电梯里之后，他就再也没敢乘过电梯。疑问句： How does he dare (to) do it?他怎么敢这么做？Does anyone dare (to) go there?有人敢去那里吗？Doesn’t he dare (to) go there?他不敢去那儿吗？2. 意为”激（某人做某事）；问（某人）有没有胆量（做某事）；谅（某人）没胆量（做某事）“，格式是 dare sb to do sth，例如：Some of the older boys had dared him to do it.几个大男孩激他，问他敢不敢干这事。Some snakes can bite but I dare you to hold this big snake.有些蛇会咬人，但谅你也没胆量抓住这条大蛇。二、dare 作情态动词，后面接不带 to 不定式，常用于疑问句和否定句中，过去式是 dared，例如：疑问句：Dare anyone go there?有人敢去那里吗？Dare she say that to him?她敢对他这么说吗？How dare he do such a thing?他怎么敢做这种事？否定句（或带否定意思）： He dare not do so.他不敢这样做。She dare not take such a risk.她不敢冒这样的险。They daren't ask for any more money.他们不敢再要钱了。She dared not breathe a word of it to anybody.她对任何人都只字不敢提及此事。No one dare go there.没人敢去那里。
三、常用搭配1. don't you dare，意为”你敢，谅你不敢“，用来表示让人绝不要做某事，用于非正式场合，例如：Don't you dare say something vulgar like that to your mother!不要对你妈妈说那样粗俗的话！Don’t you dare say anything to anybody.不要对任何人说什么。I'll tell her about it.我会告诉她的。Don't you dare!你敢！2. How dare (you) /How do (you) dare，意为”（你）竟然，（你）竟敢“，用来表示愤怒，可以用于疑问句或感叹句，例如：How dare she imply that I was lying?她竟敢暗示我在撒谎？How dare you speak to your mother that way? Apologize right now.你怎么敢那样跟你妈妈说话？马上道歉。You think you can brazenly cheat and get away with it? How dare you?你竟然以为你可以厚颜无耻地欺骗并逍遥法外？How dare you pick up the phone and listen in on my conversations!你竟敢拿起电话，偷听我的谈话！How dare you speak to me like that!你竟敢那样对我说话！You told him? How did you dare?你告诉他了？你竟敢？3. I dare say，也用作 I daresay，它已经不再是”我敢说”的意思了，它意为“我想；很可能；大概”，例如：I dare say you know about it already.你大概已经知道了。I dare say we'll hear from him again before the year is done.我敢说我们会在年底前再收到他的信的。These trips are always rather tedious, but I dare say we'll be able to find something to divert our attention.这些旅行总是相当乏味，但我敢说我们会找到一些东西来转移我们的注意力。I dare say you know about it already.你大概已经知道了。I daresay you're wrong.我想你错了。I daresay it's too late.很可能太迟了。四、daringDare 通常不用于进行时，daring 常用作形容词，意为“勇敢的；敢于冒险的”，对应的副词是 daringly，例如： daring:He realized this to be a very daring thing to ask.他意识到这是一个非常大胆的问题。This is a daring new film by one of our most original modern directors.这是一部大胆的新片，由我们最具原创性的现代导演之一执导。He showed great daring on the battlefield.他在战场上表现出极大的胆量。daringly:They decided, daringly, to go and knock on his door.他们大胆地决定去敲他的门。He is internationally recognized as a daringly innovative director of opera.他是国际公认的大胆创新的歌剧导演。His daringly imaginative music is full of strange mysteries.他富有想象力的音乐充满了奇怪的奥秘。五、dare 的替代表达方式作为情态动词的 dare 在现在的英语中变得越来越不，人们通常会用类似意思的其他表达方式，例如：我不怕说出我的想法。A: I am not afraid to say what I think.B: I dare to say what I think.词或词组辨析：1. vulgar [ˈvʌlɡə(r)] 意为“庸俗的，粗鲁的”等2. brazenly [ˈbreɪznly] 意为“厚颜无耻地” 3. tedious [ˈtiːdiəs] 意为“冗长的，单调乏味的”等
