冒
mào
Meaning
- to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth)
- to brave; to face
- to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign
Definition
动词，指液体或气体向上或向外溢出、升起；也指不顾危险或恶劣环境而做出某种行动。
Verb meaning to emit or rise (as liquid or gas); also to risk or brave (danger, unfavorable conditions).
Usage
常用于描述气体或液体的溢出，如冒烟、冒泡；也用于表示不顾危险进行某种动作，如冒险、冒雨。
Commonly used to describe the emission of gas or liquid, e.g., to emit smoke, to bubble; also used to indicate doing something despite danger, e.g., to take a risk, to brave the rain.
Examples
- 1 烟囱里冒着浓烟。 (Thick smoke was rising from the chimney.)
- 2 水烧开了，直冒泡。 (The water is boiling and bubbling.)
- 3 他冒着生命危险救出了孩子。 (He risked his life to save the child.)
- 4 她冒雨去上班。 (She braved the rain to go to work.)
- 5 不要冒这么大的风险。 (Don't take such a big risk.)
- 6 他冒名顶替参加了考试。 (He took the exam under someone else's name.)
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