| 单词 | take a dare |
| 例句 | But now he says, “All right,” and thrusts his roller-tip pen across the desk at me almost defiantly, as if taking a dare. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A newlywed pair in 1959 Florida did take a dare from a radio station and spent their two-week honeymoon underground, where the radio station and her parents called them up too many times a day. Cold War L.A. could have been a nuclear target. One response: the fallout shelter 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Harry declared he would not take a dare, and he got up. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z Of course, Amos, boylike, could not take a dare, so he dipped the tin cup into the yellow, foamy mass and took a good big swallow. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z "Don't let 'em make you take a dare," came in another whisper. America First 2011-07-15T02:00:25.100Z No one of the name of Tucker ever took a dare, and the twins crawled out of the great bed where I had taken my place in the middle. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z Finally, however, like a boy “taking a dare,” the Renacimiento published an article on Professor Worcester which intimately and sympathetically voiced the general yearning of the Filipino people to be rid of the Professor. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z "Will you take a dare?" she taunted, raising her quirt to strike; and before Bowles could say a word, Wa-ha-lote grabbed the bit and went after her like a rocket. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z He lost and won large sums at horse-racing, and, indeed, he would not take a dare. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 "I don't know where to begin, but I'm not old enough yet not to take a dare." The Vision of Elijah Berl The sufferings a reporter was willing to go through to get a story or take a dare! Garth and the Visitor “You’re not going to take a dare like that, are you, Frances?” demanded Mrs. Edwards. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure “You know I always take a dare,” she wrote. Betty Wales Freshman In those days the boys attached peculiar ideas of dishonor to taking a dare. A Boy's Town To take a dare from a man is childish. Penguin Persons & Peppermints "Yes, sir; but, Captain, the man dared me to bet, and I wouldn't take a dare from any man." Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi Then Jim Leonard mocked him and dared him to tell, and asked him if he would take a dare. The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story Split "took a dare" the first time she mounted Baldy Bob's coach. The Madigans They said, and in some sort they believed, that a boy who would take a dare would steal sheep. A Boy's Town Not to take a dare from a child is unmanly.” Penguin Persons & Peppermints David Barton, who was known as the "Buffalo Bill" of the neighborhood, always took a dare. Ten American Girls From History "I don't care anything about that, anyway," said Hervey; "but I wouldn't take a dare from anybody; I never did yet." Tom Slade's Double Dare "I didn't," she said; "but they dared me to ask you, and I wouldn't take a dare, would you?" The Honorable Percival The man who refuses to accept a challenge is said to take a dare, and there is some implication of cowardice in the imputation. The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana "Yes, you are, if you don't take a dare." The Younger Set Like a boy, he cannot take a dare, but fatuously allows the enemy to begin the battle upon an equal footing with his own men. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 His legs they are bare, And he won't take a dare, The life of a scout is bold. Tom Slade's Double Dare The others were like bad little boys who wouldn't take a dare. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator Like a senseless boy taking a dare, I reached out, gripped the rung above Hawkins, and looked down. Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures "I never could take a dare," she answered. Constance Dunlap "I never take a dare," replied David calmly, making a lunge for Hippy. Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School His legs they are bare, And he won't take a dare, The life of a scout is bold! Tom Slade's Double Dare "She has taught us all to ride, and though she has lost her shape a bit, she has still 'pep' enough to decline to take a dare." The Major The boy that takes a dare isn't a hero, is he! Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West "I supposed you imagined me one of those gun-fighters who couldn't take a dare and expected me to ride up to your camp and be arrested." The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border "I wouldn't take a dare from you or anybody like you!" Tom Slade's Double Dare |
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