在公眾號輸入關鍵字"英語單詞"或是"yydc"可跳轉到該文章。
一、dare用作實義動詞，通常與一般動詞一樣構成否定式和疑問式，後接帶to的動詞不定式，最常用於否定句中。例如：
I dare to jump down from the top of the wall.我敢從那牆頭上跳下來。
I didn’t dare to ask.
我不敢問。
He won’t dare to break his promise.
他不敢食言。
You told him? How did you dare?
你告訴他了？你竟敢？
I hardly dared to hope she』d remember me.
我幾乎不敢指望她會記得我。
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裡之後，他就再也沒敢乘過電梯。
二、 dare用作情態動詞，後跟動詞原形，主要用於疑問句、否定句和條件句中。例如：
How dare she do things like that to me?她怎麼敢對我做那種事?
A: Dare you catch the mouse?你敢去抓那隻老鼠嗎?
B: I daren't do that.我不敢抓。
If you dare say that to our teacher, I would vote for you.如果你敢向我們的老師說那件事,我就投你一票。
For a long time I daren't tell him I knew, and when I did he went wild.
很長時間我都不敢告訴他我知道了，但當我告訴他時，他簡直氣瘋了。
習語：
don't you dare!
（讓人絕不要做某事）你敢，諒你不敢
『I'll tell her about it.』 『Don't you dare!』
「我要把這事告訴她。」「你敢！」
Don't you dare say anything to anybody.
諒你不敢對任何人提起這事兒。
how dare you
（表示氣憤）你竟然，你竟敢
How dare you talk to me like that?
你竟敢這樣對我說話？
How dare she imply that I was lying?
她竟敢暗示我在撒謊？
I dare say
我想；很可能；大概
I dare say you know about it already.
你大概已經知道了。
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