英语词汇“appear”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense appears, present participle appearing, past tense, past participle appeared

1. link verb [no cont]

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.

[vagueness]

There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressivestance. [VERB to-infinitive]

The aircraft appears to have crashed near Katmandu. [VERB to-infinitive]

It appears that some missiles have been moved. [VERB that]

It appears unlikely that the U.N. would consider making such a move. [VERB adjective]

The presidency is beginning to appear a political irrelevance. [VERB noun]

Nine months later, those talks appear as distant as ever. [VERB adjective]

He appeared willing to reach an agreement. [VERB adjective]

Synonyms: seem, be clear, be obvious, be evident More Synonyms of appear

2. link verb [no cont]

If someone or something appears to have a particular quality or characteristic, they give the impression of having that quality or characteristic.

She did her best to appear more self-assured than she felt. [VERB adjective]

He is anxious to appear a gentleman. [VERB noun]

Under stress these people will appear to be superficial, over-eager and manipulative. [VERB to-infinitive]

Synonyms: look (like or as if), seem, occur, look to be More Synonyms of appear

3. verb

When someone or something appears, they move into a position where you can see them.

A woman appeared at the far end of the street. [VERB]

Last night some of the prisoners appeared on the roof. [VERB]

[Also there V n]

Synonyms: come into view, emerge, occur, attend More Synonyms of appear

4. verb

When something new appears, it begins to exist or reaches a stage of development where its existence can be noticed.

...small white flowers which appear in early summer. [VERB]

Slogans have appeared on walls around the city. [VERB]

...a test which can reveal infection at an early stage, before symptoms appear. [VERB]

[Also there V n]

5. verb

When something such as a book appears, it is published or becomes available for people to buy.

This is a story based in fact, though few knew about the match before this book appeared. [VERB]

...a poem which appeared in his last collection of verse. [VERB]

Synonyms: come into being, come out, be published, be developed More Synonyms of appear

6. verb

When someone appears in something such as a play, a show, or a television programme, they take part in it.

Jill Bennett appeared in several of his plays. [VERB + in]

Student leaders appeared on television to ask for calm. [VERB + on]

[Also V + at]

Synonyms: perform, play, act, enter More Synonyms of appear

7. verb

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.

Two other executives appeared at Worthing Magistrates' Court charged with tax fraud. [V + at/in]

The American will appear before members of the disciplinary committee at PortmanSquare. [V + before]

verb (intransitive)

to come into sight or view

2. (copula; may take an infinitive)

to seem or look

the evidence appears to support you

to be plain or clear, as after further evidence, etc

it appears you were correct after all

to develop or come into being; occur

faults appeared during testing

to become publicly available; be published

his biography appeared last month

to perform or act

she has appeared in many London productions

to be present in court before a magistrate or judge

he appeared on two charges of theft

Word origin

C13: from Old French aparoir, from Latin appārēre to become visible, attend upon, from pārēre to appear

verb intransitive

to come into sight

to come into being

freckles appear on his face every summer

to become understood or apparent

it appears he's right

to seem; look

to appear to be in good health

to present oneself formally, as in court

to come before the public

he will appear in Hamlet

to be published

the magazine appears monthly

Word origin

ME aperen < OFr aparoir < L apparere < ad-, to + perere, to come forth, be visible; akin to Gr peparein, to display

1 (verb) in the sense of seem

Definition

to seem

It appears that some missiles have been moved.

Synonyms

seem

be clear

be obvious

be evident

look (like or as if)

be apparent

be plain

be manifest

be patent

2 (verb) in the sense of look (like or as if)

Definition

to seem

He did his best to appear more confident than he felt.

Synonyms

look (like or as if)

seem

Everyone seems busy except us.

occur

The disease occurs in areas with little access to clean water.

look to be

come across as

strike you as

3 (verb) in the sense of come into view

Definition

to come into sight

A woman appeared at the far end of the street.

Synonyms

come into view

emerge

He was waiting outside as she emerged from the building.

occur

The meeting occurred in secret.

attend

surface

The emotions will surface at some point in life.

come out

turn out

Thousands of people turned out for the funeral.

arise

if a problem arises later in pregnancy

turn up

He turned up on Christmas Day with a friend.

be present

loom

the bleak mountains that loomed out of the blackness

show (informal)

There was always a chance he wouldn't show.

issue

A tinny voice issued from a speaker.

develop

arrive

Fresh groups of guests arrived.

show up (informal)

Many workers failed to show up for work today.

come to light

Nothing about this sum has come to light.

crop up (informal)

As we get older health problems often crop up.

materialize

He materialized at her side, notebook at the ready.

come forth

come into sight

show your face

I felt I ought to show my face at the party.

Opposites

disappear

vanish

4 (verb) in the sense of come into being

Definition

to be published or become available

a poem which appeared in his last collection of verse

Synonyms

come into being

come out

The book comes out this week.

be published

be developed

be created

be invented

become available

come into existence

5 (verb) in the sense of perform

Definition

to perform

She appeared in several of her own plays.

Synonyms

perform

students performing Shakespeare's Macbeth

play

His ambition is to play the part of Dracula.

act

I have no reason to doubt that the bank acted properly.

enter

come on

Winter is coming on.

take part

play a part

be exhibited

come onstage

单词	appear
释义	Trends of appear View usage for: appear (əpɪəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense appears, present participle appearing, past tense, past participle appeared 1. link verb [no cont] 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. [vagueness] There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressivestance. [VERB to-infinitive] The aircraft appears to have crashed near Katmandu. [VERB to-infinitive] It appears that some missiles have been moved. [VERB that] It appears unlikely that the U.N. would consider making such a move. [VERB adjective] The presidency is beginning to appear a political irrelevance. [VERB noun] Nine months later, those talks appear as distant as ever. [VERB adjective] He appeared willing to reach an agreement. [VERB adjective] Synonyms: seem, be clear, be obvious, be evident More Synonyms of appear 2. link verb [no cont] If someone or something appears to have a particular quality or characteristic, they give the impression of having that quality or characteristic. She did her best to appear more self-assured than she felt. [VERB adjective] He is anxious to appear a gentleman. [VERB noun] Under stress these people will appear to be superficial, over-eager and manipulative. [VERB to-infinitive] Synonyms: look (like or as if), seem, occur, look to be More Synonyms of appear 3. verb When someone or something appears, they move into a position where you can see them. A woman appeared at the far end of the street. [VERB] Last night some of the prisoners appeared on the roof. [VERB] [Also there V n] Synonyms: come into view, emerge, occur, attend More Synonyms of appear 4. verb When something new appears, it begins to exist or reaches a stage of development where its existence can be noticed. ...small white flowers which appear in early summer. [VERB] Slogans have appeared on walls around the city. [VERB] ...a test which can reveal infection at an early stage, before symptoms appear. [VERB] [Also there V n] 5. verb When something such as a book appears, it is published or becomes available for people to buy. This is a story based in fact, though few knew about the match before this book appeared. [VERB] ...a poem which appeared in his last collection of verse. [VERB] Synonyms: come into being, come out, be published, be developed More Synonyms of appear 6. verb When someone appears in something such as a play, a show, or a television programme, they take part in it. Jill Bennett appeared in several of his plays. [VERB + in] Student leaders appeared on television to ask for calm. [VERB + on] [Also V + at] Synonyms: perform, play, act, enter More Synonyms of appear 7. verb 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. Two other executives appeared at Worthing Magistrates' Court charged with tax fraud. [V + at/in] The American will appear before members of the disciplinary committee at PortmanSquare. [V + before] appear in British English (əˈpɪə) verb (intransitive) 1. to come into sight or view 2. (copula; may take an infinitive) to seem or look the evidence appears to support you 3. to be plain or clear, as after further evidence, etc it appears you were correct after all 4. to develop or come into being; occur faults appeared during testing 5. to become publicly available; be published his biography appeared last month 6. to perform or act she has appeared in many London productions 7. to be present in court before a magistrate or judge he appeared on two charges of theft Word origin C13: from Old French aparoir, from Latin appārēre to become visible, attend upon, from pārēre to appear appear in American English (əˈpɪr) verb intransitive 1. to come into sight 2. to come into being freckles appear on his face every summer 3. to become understood or apparent it appears he's right 4. to seem; look to appear to be in good health 5. to present oneself formally, as in court 6. to come before the public he will appear in Hamlet 7. to be published the magazine appears monthly Word origin ME aperen < OFr aparoir < L apparere < ad-, to + perere, to come forth, be visible; akin to Gr peparein, to display Examples of 'appear' in a sentence appear Last month he appeared to dismiss the possibility of its return. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Early results appear to show staggering progress on inherited conditions such as liver disease and muscular dystrophy. Times, Sunday Times (2017) They were remanded in custody to appear before crown court judges next week. The Sun (2016) Her last column will appear this month although she will continue to contribute to a podcast. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But last September she appeared to be struggling with online bullying. The Sun (2017) Much of his surgical apparatus appeared to come from Homebase. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The first tanks appeared at the beginning of June. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The first catkins could appear in early December. Times, Sunday Times (2016) On the face of it, the move appeared to be a disaster for May. Times, Sunday Times (2017) They seem very good at not appearing anxious. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He will appear in court this morning. The Sun (2013) The move appears to confirm the suspicions of industry insiders that the job was too big. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They were bailed to appear next month at crown court. The Sun (2011) The barren stems appear in early summer after the fertile ones. Thompkins, Peter, Bird, Christopher Secrets of the Soil (1990) The airport consultative committee equally appears little interested in noise. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The hackers sent emails to bank employees that appeared to come from a colleague. Times, Sunday Times (2015) At this stage it would appear all the packages have been sent by the same person. The Sun (2007) He was interested in others generally and anxious not to appear detached from the rest of society. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He will appear in court again next month. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The first major test of the new devolved system appeared within three months. Thompson, Sir Peter Sharing the Success - the story of NFC (1990) Early neglect appears to affect behaviour most. Times, Sunday Times (2006) An invitation to appear before the committee again looks likely. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But the sense of being part of a shared social project appeared to come easily. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Four men suspected of the murder appeared in court yesterday. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We are also rather anxious not to appear to be approaching individuals of one party rather than another. Cockett, Richard Thinking the Unthinkable (1994) She set up her own advisory firm last year and appears to be enjoying life a little more now. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And he appears to have given up on the notion that anyone might be interested in what he has to say. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The diva appeared on stage lying on a heart-shaped bed with satin sheets. The Sun (2009) In the beginning it appears that he really wanted to win her affection, her trust, her love. Christianity Today (2000) In other languages appear British English: appear /əˈpɪə/ VERB If something appears to be the way you describe it, it seems that way. The boy appeared to be asleep. American English: appear Arabic: يَظْهَرُ Brazilian Portuguese: parecer Chinese: 看来 Croatian: činiti se Czech: jevit se Danish: forekomme Dutch: lijken European Spanish: parecer Finnish: ilmestyä French: paraître German: scheinen Greek: εμφανίζομαι Italian: sembrare Japanese: 現れる Korean: 나타나다 Norwegian: synes å være / virke som Polish: pojawić się European Portuguese: parecer Romanian: a părea Russian: казаться Latin American Spanish: aparecer Swedish: uppträda Thai: ดูเหมือนว่า Turkish: görünmek Ukrainian: з'являтися Vietnamese: trông có vẻ Chinese translation of 'appear' appear (əˈpɪəʳ) vi (= seem) 看起来(來) (kànqǐlái) ⇒ He appears confident. 他看起来很有信心。 (Tā kànqǐlái hěn yǒu xìnxīn.) (= come into view, begin to develop) 出现(現) (chūxiàn) ⇒ Two men suddenly appeared at the door. 两个男人突然出现在门口。 (Liǎng gè nánrén tūrán chūxiàn zài ménkǒu.) ⇒ The flowers appear in early summer. 这种花开在初夏。 (Zhè zhǒng huā kāizài chūxià.) (= become available) 问(問)世 (wènshì) ⇒ New diet books appear every week. 每周都有新的减肥食谱出售。 (Měi zhōu dōu yǒu xīn de jiǎnféi shípǔ chūshòu.) (in court) 出庭 (chūtíng) to appear to be/have 看起来(來)是/有 (kànqǐlái shì/yǒu) ⇒ The aircraft appears to have crashed. 这架飞机看起来是已经坠毁了。 (Zhè jià fēijī kànqǐlái shì yǐjīng zhuìhuǐ le.) it appears/it would appear that ... 看起来(來)似乎是 ... (kànqǐlái sìhū shì ... ) to appear in a play/film 出演电(電)视(視)剧(劇)/电(電)影 (chūyǎn diànshìjù/diànyǐng) All related terms of 'appear' to appear to be/have 看起来(來)是/有 kànqǐlái shì/yǒu ⇒ The aircraft appears to have crashed. → 这架飞机看起来是已经坠毁了。 Zhè jià fēijī kànqǐlái shì yǐjīng zhuìhuǐ le. to appear on the scene 到场(場) dàochǎng to appear in a play/film 出演电(電)视(視)剧(劇)/电(電)影 chūyǎn diànshìjù/diànyǐng it appears/it would appear that ... 看起来(來)似乎是 ... kànqǐlái sìhū shì ... to appear in print/get into print 刊登出 kāndēngchū to come/appear from or out of nowhere 不知从(從)什么(麼)地方突然冒出来(來)/出现(現) bùzhī cóng shénme dìfang tūrán mào chūlái/chūxiàn 1 (verb) in the sense of seem Definition to seem It appears that some missiles have been moved. Synonyms seem be clear be obvious be evident look (like or as if) be apparent be plain be manifest be patent 2 (verb) in the sense of look (like or as if) Definition to seem He did his best to appear more confident than he felt. Synonyms look (like or as if) seem Everyone seems busy except us. occur The disease occurs in areas with little access to clean water. look to be come across as strike you as 3 (verb) in the sense of come into view Definition to come into sight A woman appeared at the far end of the street. Synonyms come into view emerge He was waiting outside as she emerged from the building. occur The meeting occurred in secret. attend surface The emotions will surface at some point in life. come out turn out Thousands of people turned out for the funeral. arise if a problem arises later in pregnancy turn up He turned up on Christmas Day with a friend. be present loom the bleak mountains that loomed out of the blackness show (informal) There was always a chance he wouldn't show. issue A tinny voice issued from a speaker. develop arrive Fresh groups of guests arrived. show up (informal) Many workers failed to show up for work today. come to light Nothing about this sum has come to light. crop up (informal) As we get older health problems often crop up. materialize He materialized at her side, notebook at the ready. come forth come into sight show your face I felt I ought to show my face at the party. Opposites disappear , vanish 4 (verb) in the sense of come into being Definition to be published or become available a poem which appeared in his last collection of verse Synonyms come into being come out The book comes out this week. be published be developed be created be invented become available come into existence 5 (verb) in the sense of perform Definition to perform She appeared in several of her own plays. Synonyms perform students performing Shakespeare's Macbeth play His ambition is to play the part of Dracula. act I have no reason to doubt that the bank acted properly. enter come on Winter is coming on. take part play a part be exhibited come onstage Additional synonyms in the sense of act Definition to do something I have no reason to doubt that the bank acted properly. Synonyms do something, perform, move, function, go about, conduct yourself, undertake something in the sense of arise Definition to come into notice if a problem arises later in pregnancy Synonyms happen, start, begin, follow, issue, result, appear, develop, emerge, occur, spring, set in, stem, originate, ensue, come about, commence, come to light, emanate, crop up (informal), come into being, materialize in the sense of arrive Definition to reach a place or destination Fresh groups of guests arrived. Synonyms come, appear, enter, turn up, show up (informal), materialize, draw near Synonyms of 'appear' appear Explore 'appear' in the dictionary
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