1) dare用作实义动词,此时其后的动词不定式可带to也可不带to,且dare有人称和数以及时态的变化.例如:
I dare to jump down from the top of the wall. 我敢从那墙头上跳下来.
She doesn't dare (to) meet her teacher's eyes. 她不敢与老师对视.
2) dare用作情态动词,后跟动词原形,主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中.例如:
How dare she do things like that to me? 她怎么敢对我做那种事?
-Dare you catch the mouse? 你敢去抓那只老鼠吗?
-I daren't do that. 我不敢抓.
If you dare say that to our teacher, I would vote for you. 如果你敢向我们的老师说那件事,我就投你一票.