appear
柯林斯词典
1. V-LINK If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true. 似乎[no cont] [含糊]
There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressive stance. 似乎有不断增长的对领导层采取更强立场的支持。
2. V-LINK If someone or something appears to have a particular quality or characteristic, they give the impression of having that quality or characteristic. 表现得[no cont]
She did her best to appear more self-assured than she felt. 她竭力表现得比她感觉的更为自信。
He is anxious to appear a gentleman. 他急于表现得像一位绅士。
3. V-I When someone or something appears, they move into a position where you can see them. 出现
A woman appeared at the far end of the street. 一个女人在街那端出现了。
4. V-I When something new appears, it begins to exist or reaches a stage of development where its existence can be noticed. 显现
...small white flowers which appear in early summer. …在初夏出现的小白花。
5. V-I When something such as a book appears, it is published or becomes available for people to buy. 出版
I could hardly wait for "Boys' Life" to appear each month. 我每个月几乎都等不及《男孩生活》出版。
6. V-I When someone appears in something such as a play, a show, or a television programme, they take part in it. (在戏剧、访谈、电视节目等中) 露面
Jill Bennett became John Osborne's fourth wife, and appeared in several of his plays. 吉尔·贝纳特成为了约翰·奥斯本的第4任妻子,并在他的几部戏剧中出演角色。
7. V-I When someone appears before a court of law or before an official committee, they go there in order to answer charges or to give information as a witness. (在法庭上、正式委员会中) 出席
The defendants are expected to appear in federal court today. 被告们今天预期会在联邦法院出庭。
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appear /əˈpɪə/ (appearing,appeared,appears)
剑桥词典
- He will appear before the magistrates tomorrow .
- Comets appear at predictable times .
- Robins mostly appear in the winter and are commonly pictured on Christmas cards .
- Two weeks after we'd planted the seeds , little green shoots started to appear.
- His colleagues became suspicious when he did not appear at work , since he was always punctual .
- I hope I didn't appear rude - it's just that I was in such a hurry .
- She likes to appear as if she knows all about the latest films and art exhibitions , but it's all a pose .
- The most important rule in life is always to appear confident .
- Are you as unconcerned about the situation as you appear?
- To a casual observer , everything might appear normal .
- Most of the bands that appear on the show just mime to a recording of their songs .
- She got eight million dollars for appearing in that movie .
- They're appearing twice nightly at the Playhouse Theatre.
- She loves appearing on television and is no shrinking violet when it comes to expressing her views .
- She was appearing in concert at Carnegie Hall.
appear verb (BE PRESENT)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to start to be seen or to be present
出现;呈现;显现
He suddenly appeared in the doorway . 他突然出现在门口。
We'd been in the house a month when dark stains started appearing on the wall . 墙上开始出现一些深色的斑迹时,我们在这幢房子里已经住了一个月。
His name appears in the film credits for lighting . 他作为灯光师出现在电影演职人员名单中。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]
If you appear in court , you are there officially because you are involved in a trial .
出庭
Both women will be appearing before magistrates later this week . 本周晚些时候这两名妇女都将在地方法院出庭。
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appear verb (SEEM)
[ 系动词:后面接回指句子主语的名词或形容词的不及物动词 or 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词, 不用于进行时态的动词 ]to seem
看来好像;似乎
You've got to appear (to be) calm in an interview even if you're terrified underneath . 在面试时,即使内心很怕,也要显出很镇定的样子。
To people who don't know him he probably appears (to be) rather unfriendly . 在不了解他的人看来,他可能很不友好。
Things aren't always what they appear to be. 事情并不总像表面看上去的那样。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] She appears to actually like the man, which I find incredible . 她好像真的很喜欢那个男的,这让我觉得难以置信。
There appears to be some mistake . 好像出了什么错误。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] It appears (that) she left the party alone . 好像她独自离开了聚会。
It appears to me (that) (= I think that) we need to make some changes . 在我看来,我们要作些变动。
formal It would appear (that) (= it seems that) nobody on board the aircraft actually had a licence to fly it. 事实上好像飞机上的所有人都没有飞行执照。
[ 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ] It appears as if/as though I was wrong . 好像我错了似的。
Everything was not as it appeared - secret deals had been done. 一切并非看上去的那样——实际上有暗箱交易。
I know how it must appear, but it's not really as bad as it looks . 我知道看起来会是个什么样子,但实际上也并不像看上去的那么糟糕。
"Has he left ?" "It appears not/so." “他走了吗?”“好像没有/是的。”
[ after so ] "I think we're late." "So it appears." “我想我们迟到了。”“看来是的。”
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appear verb (PERFORM)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]to perform publicly in a play , film , or show
登台;演出;表演
She will be appearing in the latest adaptation of "Bleak House". 她将在《荒凉山庄》最新的改编版本中出演角色。
She appears briefly in the new Bond film . 她在新的007电影中有几个镜头。
例句
appear verb (BECOME AVAILABLE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to start to exist or become available
(产品等)有货的,可以买到的
I've noticed that smaller cars are starting to appear (= be produced or sold ) again. 我注意到小型轿车又开始出现了。
The film , currently showing in the States, will be appearing on our screens (= we will be able to see it) later this year . 这部正在美国上映的电影今年晚些时候将在我国播映。
appear verb (ARRIVE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to arrive
到达
If she hasn't appeared by ten o'clock I'm going without her. 她要是10点钟还到不了,我就自己去了。