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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

冒 [mào]
  1. 1. verb [往外] give … off
    锅冒烟了。
    The wok is giving off smoke.
  2. 2. verb [不顾] risk
    冒着生命危险
    putting one's life at risk
  3. 3. verb [假充] pretend to be
    冒牌
    bogus
    冒认
    lay false claim to
  4. 4. adverb [假充] falsely
    冒进
    jump the gun

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

冒 [mào]
  1. 1. verb emit; send out (or up, forth); give off
    冒泡
    send up bubbles; be bubbling
    水壶正冒着气。
    The kettle is giving off steam.
    泥浆从地下冒出来。
    Mud oozed from underground.
    错误思想总是要冒出来的。
    Wrong ideas are bound to manifest themselves.
    池水里冒出很多气泡。
    一辆冒着气的蒸汽机车朝我们驶了过来。
    一只老鼠从地下冒了出来。
    你这种好的想法是怎么冒出来的？
  2. 2. verb risk; brave
    冒着风浪出海
    put to sea in spite of wind and wave; venture out on a stormy sea
    冒着危险出去寻觅食物。
    我们冒着枪林弹雨潜入敌人的包围圈。
  3. 3. adverb boldly; rashly
    冒猜一下
    make a bold guess; venture a guess
    看见那人好像是老李，我冒喊一声。
    As he looked very much like Lao Li, I made bold as to call out to him.
    我冒问了一下他是不是林先生。
    他长得太像老李了，我冒喊了一声，结果不是。
  4. 4. adverb falsely (claim, etc.); fraudulently
    冒认
    lay a false claim to
    那人冒称是部长的亲戚。
    The man falsely claimed to be a relative of the minister.
    那天有人冒领了我丢失的钱包。
    有个陌生人冒称是我叔叔。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

冒 [mào]
  1. 1. 动 顶着;不顾(危险)
    冒雨
    冒着敌人的炮火
    冒险。
  2. 2. 动 触犯;违犯
    冒天下之大不韪
    冒犯。
  3. 3. 形 轻率;莽撞
    冒失
    冒昧
    冒进。
  4. 4. 动 用假的充当真的
    冒名顶替
    假冒。
  5. 5. 动 向外涌出或漏出;露出
    浑身冒汗
    冒烟
    冒泡
    冒尖儿。
  6. 6. "冒"字上半是"??(ｍàｏ)",不是"曰(ｙｕē)"。"??"跟中间的"??"左右不相连。由"??"构成的字还有"冕""帽""瑁"等。
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Examples

冒着枪林弹雨冲锋陷阵
charge under a hail of bullets; charge under heavy fire → 冲锋陷阵
冒风险
take risks → 风险
泉水咕嘟咕嘟地往外冒。
The spring kept bubbling up. → 咕嘟
蔫儿不唧地冒坏水
be full of tricks though quiet → 坏水
他气得两眼直冒火星。
His eyes flashed with anger. → 火星
水壶正冒着气。
The kettle is giving off steam. → 冒
泥浆从地下冒出来。
Mud oozed from underground. → 冒
错误思想总是要冒出来的。
Wrong ideas are bound to manifest themselves. → 冒
冒着风浪出海
put to sea in spite of wind and wave; venture out on a stormy sea → 冒
有话好好说，冒什么火!
If you have something to say, then say it. No reason to get angry. → 冒火
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