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appear

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ap·pear /əˈpɪə $ əˈpɪr/ ●●● S2 W1 verb
1  seem 似乎 [linking verb]SEEM used when saying how someone or something seems. Appear is more formal than seem 似乎，好像，看來，比 seem 正式
appear to be something
5Police say there appear to be signs of a break-in.
警方稱似乎有破門而入的迹象。
nThe diamonds appeared to be genuine.
appear to do something
5The survey appears to contradict motor industry claims.
調查結果似乎跟汽車工業宣稱的相反。
nThe research appears to show that the drug is effective in most cases.
nappear to somebody
nHe didn't appear to me to be a violent man.
it appears (that) (=used when saying what you think has happened or is true)
It appears that all the files have been deleted.
看來所有文件都已被删除。
nthere appear(s) to be something (=used when saying what you think has happened or is true)
nThere appears to be some kind of problem.
Police have found what appear to be human remains.
警方發現了疑似人體遺骸的東西。
He tried to make it appear that she had committed suicide.
他試圖制造她自殺的假象。
It may be less useful than it first appears.
這可能沒有一開始顯得那麽有用。
appear + adj
nDuring the interview she appeared calm and relaxed.
I don’t want to appear rude.
我不想顯得無禮。
so it would appear (=used when saying that something seems to be true, although you are not completely sure) 看起來是這樣
n‘Have they gone?’ ‘So it would appear.’
n Grammar
Linking verbs
Appear is a linking verb. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun:
His explanation appears unlikely.
This appears a good solution.
Using the progressive
Appear is not used in the progressive in this meaning. You say:
He appears to be unhappy.
✗Don’t say: He is appearing to be unhappy.
52 give impression 給人印象[linking verb , not in progressive 連系動詞，不用進行式] used to say that someone or something seems to have a particular quality or feeling 顯得
He tried hard to appear calm .
他努力讓自己顯得鎮靜。
I don’t want to appear rude.
我不想顯得無禮。
The right colours can make a small room appear much bigger.
顔色運用恰當可以使小房間顯得大很多。
3  start to be seen 開始出現 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]APPEAR to start to be seen, to arrive, or to exist in a place, especially suddenly （尤指突然）出現；呈現
Two faces appeared at our window.
兩張面孔出現在我們的窗口。
A man suddenly appeared from behind a tree.
一名男子突然從樹後冒出來。
Small cracks appeared in the wall.
牆上出現了小裂縫。
It was nearly an hour before Sweeney appeared in the pub.
過了近一小時斯威尼才在小酒館裏出現。
appear from nowhere/out of nowhere (=appear suddenly and unexpectedly) 突然不知從哪裏冒出來
The car seemed to appear from nowhere.
這輛車好像是突然間從哪裏冒出來的。
4  film/tv programme etc 電影/電視節目等 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PERFORM to take part in a film, play, concert, television programme etc 演出，露面，亮相
appear in a film/play
She has already appeared in a number of films.
她已經參演過一些影片。
appear on television/stage
He appeared on national television to deny the claims.
他出現在全國性電視節目上，否認這些說法。
appear at a theatre etc 演戲等
5  book/newspaper etc 書/報紙等 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PUBLICIZE/MAKE KNOWN to be written or shown on a list, in a book or newspaper, in a document etc 刊登；發表；被寫進
The story appeared in all the national newspapers.
這件事上了所有的全國性報紙。
Some of the material used has appeared in print before (=has been published).
用到的一些材料曾經發表過。
6  available/known 可獲得的/知道的 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to become widely available or known about 出現，問世
The new range will be appearing in shops in the autumn.
新的系列將於秋季上市。
New courses are appearing every year.
每年都會開設新的課程。
7  law court/meeting 法庭/會議 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]SCLTRIAL to go to a law court or other official meeting to give information, answer questions etc 出庭；出席
The three men are due to appear in court tomorrow.
明天這三名男子將出庭。
appear before a court/judge/committee etc
She appeared before Colchester magistrates charged with attempted murder.
她被控殺人未遂，接受科爾切斯特地方法官審訊。
appear for somebody/on behalf of somebody (=to be the legal representative for someone) 代表某人出庭
Sir Nicholas Gammon QC appeared on behalf of the defendant.
禦用大律師尼古拉斯·甘蒙爵士代表被告出庭。
 THESAURUS
appear to start to be seen, especially suddenly （突然）出現
A few small white clouds appeared on the horizon.
地平線上出現幾朵小小的白雲。
pop up to appear very suddenly 突然出現，冒出
A woman’s face popped up from the other side of the fence.
圍欄那邊突然露出一張女人的臉。
become visible to gradually start to be able to be seen 變得可見，漸漸顯現
The shape of the baby’s head gradually became visible on the screen.
嬰兒頭部的形狀逐漸在屏幕上清晰起來。
come into view if something comes into view, you start to see it as you move closer to it, or it gets closer to you 映入眼簾
The white cliffs of Dover came into view.
多佛的白色懸崖映入眼簾。
come out if the sun, moon, or the stars come out, they suddenly appear 〔太陽、月亮或星辰〕出現，顯現
The sun came out from behind a cloud.
太陽從雲朵後面露了出來。
loom/loom up if a large frightening object or person looms, they appear suddenly 〔巨大而可怕的物體或人〕赫然聳現，突然出現
The dark shape of the castle loomed up out of the mist.
城堡的黑色輪廓赫然聳現在薄霧中。
The man’s face suddenly loomed over him.
那男人的臉突然出現在他面前。
resurface to appear again after being lost or missing 〔遺失或失蹤後〕再次出現
The girl’s father has resurfaced after six years of no contact.
失去聯系六年後，這個女孩的父親再次現身。
Examples from the Corpus
appear• During this initial period it will be necessary to use whatever methods appear appropriate to deal with the patient's distress.• Just then, Gillian appeared as if from nowhere.• Hopkins will be appearing as Willie Lomax in next week's production.• Karen appeared at my house around 9 o'clock.• Neil appeared at my house around 9 o'clock.• Lauren's name appears at the front of the book.• The boys were well into their training by the time I appeared at the Leander Club on the Sunday morning.• A face appeared at the window.• I heard a tap, and Lila's face appeared at the window.• Lois was about to knock when a woman appeared from around the side of the house.• A gray sedan appeared from nowhere in the fast lane.• All these people seem to have appeared from nowhere.• A spider appeared from under the sofa.• Pavarotti will be appearing in a number of concerts over the summer.• Rules do really appear in accounts concerning the interpretation and justification of action.• Meeks is scheduled to appear in court February 5.• At that moment, Kenny appeared in the doorway.• A drop-down menu appeared on the screen, and I clicked 'Format'.• An image appeared on the screen.• On February 9,1913, a brilliant fireball appeared over Regina, Saskatchewan, heading eastward.• His current situation would appear quite idyllic once the newspapers hit the doorsteps in the morning.• It's difficult to ask someone their age without appearing rude.• Police said it appeared that John Seidler's death was an accident, but an investigation continues.• Resurrection ferns, for instance, lose their color during dry conditions and may even appear to be dead.• My father appeared to be in good health.• She appeared to be searching for dust, fussing over square micrometers where maybe some of it had landed.• At one point Jeffries walked in, trailed by Taiwo, and appeared to hand a card to a student.• Roger appeared very upset.
so it would appear• Education is being pushed more towards being an instrument of national policy, or so it would appear to an outsider.
appear on television/stage• I also go to conferences, seminars, speak on programmes like Farming Today, appear on television and write letters.• Most performers appear on stage so briefly that we barely connect with them.• When talking heads appear on television, there is nothing to record or document, no change in process.• Ellie appeared on stage to a standing ovation.• The secretary of state for Northern Ireland appeared on television to read a special apologia for detention without trial.• The first time he appeared on stage was in 1848, with Jack Diamond.• But it is not generally the stuff that appears on television, where self-restraint has become the norm.• He never appeared on stage without a rope in his hand and chewing gum in his mouth.
appeared in print• It was raw, frank and eventually it appeared in print.• The top story, about police computers, turned out to be slightly too long when it appeared in print.• About 60 of them actually appeared in print and not necessarily in the order of context I had written them.• By the time the news appeared in print , most people had already heard about it.• Anything that has appeared in print so many times must be true.
appear before a court/judge/committee etc• Brian Mounsey, from Liverpool, admitted possessing two kilos of heroin when he appeared before a court in Bangkok.• Time allowed 00:06 A man who was captured on video torturing a cat has appeared before a court in Worcester.
Origin appear
(1200-1300) Old French aparoir, from Latin apparere, from ad- “to” + parere “to show yourself”

See also: appearance

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