to have enough courage to do something to challenge someone to do something requiring courage a challenge to do something difficult or frightening

dare

/deə/ · /der/

CEFR level B1Topic EmotionWord #2159 in the learning path

敢于；胆敢

Definitions

v. to have enough courage to do something

敢于；胆敢

v. to challenge someone to do something requiring courage

激将；挑战

n. a challenge to do something difficult or frightening

激将；挑战

I finally dared to sing in front of everyone.

我终于敢在大家面前唱歌了。

Students are more likely to dare to question established ideas when teachers welcome respectful disagreement.

当教师欢迎有礼貌的不同意见时，学生更有可能敢于质疑既有观念。

敢做用dare to do；激将用dare sb to do。

What does dare mean?: to have enough courage to do something to challenge someone to do something requiring courage a challenge to do something difficult or frightening
How is dare pronounced?: UK /deə/, US /der/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.