dare是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 敢， 挑战， 竟敢，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I dare say this frail concern has made a long voyage, protected by this strong covering."
-- He should have made me a sailor, for I dare say, at a push, I could reef a sail or plait a gasket easily enough."
-- But travelers are not too particular, and, moreover, in seven or eight months you would get a ship, I dare say, to take you back to Europe."
-- He saw that his perplexity was increasing as the way became more difficult, but did not dare to interrogate him, rightly enough, perhaps, thinking that both mules and muleteers were very much governed by instinct, and it was best to trust to them.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But hows'ever, mayhap, ye've heard tell about the leg, and how he lost it; aye, ye have heard of that, I dare say.
-- Crying its eyes out? Giving a party to the last arrived harpooneers, I dare say, gay as a frigate's pennant, and so am I fa, la!lirra, skirra!Oh We'll drink to-night with hearts as light,To love, as gay and fleetingAs bubbles that swim, on the beaker's brim,And break on the lips while meeting.
-- "No use goin' on; de dam willains will keep a scougin' and slappin' each oder, Massa Stubb; dey don't hear one word; no use a-preachin' to such dam g'uttons as you call 'em, till dare bellies is full, and dare bellies is bottomless; and when dey do get 'em full, dey wont hear you den; for den dey sink in de sea, go fast to sleep on de coral, and can't hear not'ing at all, no more, for eber and eber."
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Ah!I dare say he will,' replied the lady pettishly, 'on our victuals and our drink.
-- I dare say the boy isn't too dainty to eat 'em--are you, boy?'
-- How dare you bully a magistrate!'
-- 'And I fear,' he added, with great energy, looking towards the bar, 'I really fear that he is ill.' 'Oh!yes, I dare say!'
-- 'It's very much blotted, sir,' said the farmer of infants; 'but it's formal enough, I dare say.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I dare say Mr. Bing-ley will be very glad to see you; and I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls; though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy.'
-- Lydia, my love, though you ARE the youngest, I dare say Mr. Bingley will dance with you at the next ball.'
-- 'Oh!She is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld!But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you, who is very pretty, and I dare say very agreeable.
-- I dare say the lace upon Mrs. Hurst's gown ' Here she was interrupted again.
-- But I can guess how it was; everybody says that he is eat up with pride, and I dare say he had heard somehow that Mrs. Long does not keep a carriage, and had come to the ball in a hack chaise.'
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "He did not know what he was talking of, I dare say; ten to one but he was light-headed at the time.
-- The assistance he thought of, I dare say, was only such as might be reasonably expected of you; for instance, such as looking out for a comfortable small house for them, helping them to move their things, and sending them presents of fish and game, and so forth, whenever they are in season.
-- Perhaps in the spring, if I have plenty of money, as I dare say I shall, we may think about building.
-- Sir John did not much understand this reproof; but he laughed as heartily as if he did, and then replied,"Ay, you will make conquests enough, I dare say, one way or other.
-- He is the curate of the parish I dare say."
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "How dare you?"
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I bet you what you dare I can,' says he.
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