1、dare的用法讲解
dare作情态动词表示“敢”,主要用于否定句、疑问句和感叹句,无词形变化,单数第三人称不加-s。
(1)通常用于否定句和疑问句,其用法同其他情态动词。
She daren't even look out.她甚至不敢向外看。
Dare you go to school by yourself?你敢独自一人去上学吗?
How dare you say I am unfair?你怎么敢说我不公平!
I dare not sleep in that room again.我再也不敢睡在那房间了。
(2)dare在下列情况下,也用于肯定句中。
①句子含有否定意义或疑问
2、意义时。
I hardly dare think of it.我简直不敢想这事。
He asked me whether I dare swim across the river.他问我是否敢游过河。
I wonder how he dared say that to the teacher.我不知道他怎么敢那样和老师说话。
②在简略答语中。
—You daren't climb that tree, dare you?你不敢爬那棵树,对吗?
—Yes , I dare. 不,我敢。
③状语从句中。
I won't allow you to swim across the river, even if you dare do it.即使你敢,我也不愿你游过河去。
(3)dare既表现在和将来,也表过去。
Alice was afraid and dare not go. 艾丽丝害怕,不敢去。
注意:从上下代看不出具体时间时,通常不用情态动词dare,而用实义动词的过去时。
She dared to go.她敢去。
She didn't dare(to)go.她不敢去。