dang /daerj/
adj., exclamation (NAmE, informaf) a mild swear word, used
instead of damn ffiJH,
iAtE (
Ar
damn [I] A ) : It’s just dang stupid! MWAMStT! dan ger O-w /'deind3a(r)/ noun
1
[U] ~ (of sth) the possibility of sth happening that will
injure, harm or kill sb, or
damage or destroy sth jxlf&: Danger! Keep Out! if Art ! O Children’s
lives are in danger every
time they cross this road. A
0
Doctors said she
is now out of danger (= not likely to
die). [£ Ai&ttfeBlft ZlDitll&o 2 [C, U] ~ of sth | ~ that the possibility of sth
bad or unpleasant happening ( ff m it A =£ £
if ) % ffl 14, M
P&: There is no danger of a bush fire now. g
HU AWWKAhAAW fe&o o The building is in danger of collapsing. 0 How
many factory workers are
in danger of losing their jobs? W^AiWiklAWfiAik? 0 There
is a danger that the political disorder of the past will return, la 0 if bJ fb s-fiMo o ‘Nicky won’t find
out, will she?’ ‘Oh, no, there’s no danger of that.’ ”
“A£, ” 3 [C] ~ (to sb/sth) a person or
thing that may cause
damage, or harm sb A; M |% ® %; )!; W; M, ftf: Smoking is a serious
danger to health. aftio
0 Police said the man was a
danger to the public. o the hidden dangers
in your home — see also endanger IfiTTl be on/off the danger list (BrT) to be so ill/sick
that you may die; to no longer be very ill/sick ^ja; #!A#W; ) ;
( A )
danger money (BrE) {
dan ger ous 0-w /'demd3aras/ adj.
~ (for sb)
(to do sth) likely
to injure or harm sb, or to damage or destroy sth A^A
6f:
a dangerous road/illness/sport fai^&f itlfr
/ /
0 The traffic here is very dangerous for children. iiM&f O dangerous levels of carbon
monoxide o The prisoners
who escaped are violent
and dangerous. ial&o o {BrE) a
conviction for dangerous driving |f|o The situation is highly dangerous.
^
o o It would be dangerous for you to stay here.
# ff ^i^JLA^c^o ►
dan-ger-ous-ly adv.: She was standing dangerously close to the fire. M if # ^ A A 0 His
father is dangerously ill ( = so ill that he might
die).
0
Mel enjoys living dangerously (= doing things that involve risk or
danger). ffrarWl dangerous ground a situation or subject
that is likely to make sb angry, or that involves risk AAWIf 6f if IS ( We’d be on dangerous
ground if we asked about
race or religion. ItflicJilPAJ
mmm&wmAo
dan gle /'daerjgl/ verb 1 [V, usually +adv./prep:]
to hang or swing freely jftfi; |?c£fe; MM', Mff: Gold charms dangled from her bracelet, jtfeif
0
A single light bulb dangled from the ceiling. Af£$i±
$ |f—R fT0 He sat on the edge with his legs dangling over the side. fMlIlf
2
[VN] to hold sth so that it hangs or
swings freely $H||
(«, she
dangled her car keys
nervously as she spoke.
3k Ife1; zft
# ttfe 31$ A R A f] jtfe 0 fTTTTl keep/leave sb 'dangling (informal) to
keep sb in an uncertain state by not telling them sth that they want to know ( A/3 AW ($m j fg^AJt:
She kept him
dangling for a week before
making her decision, ftfe ih BUSH .dangle sth be'fore/in 'front of sb
to
offer sb sth good in order to persuade them to do sth if ^ ; ft ff □
.dangling
par ticiple noun (grammar a participle that
relates to a noun that is not mentioned j&Mfr m, ) cma ‘Dangling
participles’ are not considered
correct. In the sentence ‘While walking home, my phone rang’, ‘walking’ is a
dangling participle. A correct form of the sentence would be ‘While I was
walking home, my phone rang’.
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“j&MfrW’ $£iArtJiAIEfil&f
o W While walking home, my phone rang A , walking Hfi
If Aisle sE%^] AJSZJS While I was walking home, my phone rang.
Dan ish /'deiniJV adj., noun m adj. from
or connected with
= Danish pastry
.Danish 'blue noun [U] a type of soft
cheese with blue parts in it and a strong flavour iiif ffM
.Danish 'pastry (especially Br£) (also Danish NAmE,
BrT) noun a
sweet cake made of light pastry,
often containing apple, nuts, etc. and/or covered with icing FfMM
f
dank /daerjk/ adj. (especially of a
place AfalfeW) damp, cold and unpleasant Pd AZUMW; fiH M6f: a dark dank cave Pf ► dank-ness noun [U]
dap per /’daepa(r)/ adj. (of a man HA) small
with a neat appearance and nice clothes ^AfiJU-ftf; ASMUfif dap-pled /'daepld/ adj. marked with spots of
colour, or shade W SE A &f ; Vc M 6f ; M §# 6f : the cool dappled light under the trees itM.
dapple grey (BrE) (NAmE dapple gray) /.daepl 'grei/ adj. (of a horse B,) grey or white with darker round marks (
aafi iffelft ►dapple
grey noun
Darby and Joan /.da:bi
an 'd3aun; NAmE .dairbi an 'd3oun/ noun [pi.] (BrE) a way of
referring to an old couple who are happily married Hlifif
GRAMMAR
POINT if dare
3
Dare (sense 1) usually forms negatives and
questions like an ordinary verb and is followed by an infinitive with to. It is most common in the negative.
* dare
(% i %)
5$,
a&#tottSd«AJ£5£,
/ didn’t dare to ask. ^A^Cl'^lo o He won’t dare to break his
promise,
ffe AUlWWo o You told him? How did you dare? #### T ? ? o / hardly dared
to hope she’d remember me. H/l# AI&jf ilMzBtH #$Co In positive sentences a phrase like not
be afraid is often used instead. A#if] not be
afraid ft#: She wasn’t afraid (= she dared) to tell him the truth.
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It can also be used like a modal verb especially in present tense
negative forms in BrE, and is followed by an infinitive without to. * dare ^.Wl^'lt
^
to /
daren’t tell
her the truth. It A
5
In spoken English, the forms of the ordinary verb are often used with an
infinitive without to.
A, to
A:
Don’t you
dare tell her what I said! ffcIStWilfM o / didn’t dare look at him. ItAitiHiL
dare 0-w /dea(r); NAmE der/ verb, noun m verb 1 (not usually used in the
progressive tenses M W A A ff N") to be
brave enough to do sth It A; Ifi It: She said it as loudly as she dared. MftlrllAAW i# T ft A o 0 He didn’t dare (to) say what he thought. fife A It fcb ftfc ^ ^ o 0 They daren’t ask for any more
money. AMP Ait#3?$e T o 0 (literary) She dared not breathe a
word of it to anybody. jfeZljffsiAfiSRAA
Ao O There was something, dare I say it, a little unusual about him. g
It i# of, fife & AW SP 'a — M m* 2 to persuade sb to do
sth dangerous, difficult or embarrassing so that they can show that they are
not afraid ft ( £Aimm ) ; fffi ( ^A ) ( \m
m ) ; iSC ( (
imm ) : [VN] Go on! Take
it! I dare you. 3kftwf^tfeA^o
0 [VN to inf] Some of the older boys had dared him to do
it.
/LAA