double dog dare

短语

发音

UK /ˌdʌbl̩ dɒɡ ˈdɛə/
US /ˌdʌb(ə)l dɔɡ ˈdɛ(ə)ɹ/
US /-dɑɡ-/

词形变化

double dog dares 复数 double dog dares 三单 double dog daring 现在分词 double dog dared 过去式 double dog dared 过去分词

别名

double-dog dare

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An intensified form of dare (“a challenge to prove courage”), frequently used after the dared person initially refuses.

    美国 非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    An intensified form of dare (“to challenge (someone) to do something”).

    美国 非正式 及物

    I double dog dare you to ask her out!

词源

An emphatic extension of double dare, possibly playing on the alliterative and forceful nature of the word dog.

来源:wiktionary