appear
verb
uk/əˈpɪər/us/əˈpɪr/appearverb(BE PRESENT)
B1[I]
tostartto beseenor to bepresent:
出现；呈现；显现Hesuddenlyappeared in thedoorway.他突然出现在门口。
We'd been in thehouseamonthwhendarkstainsstartedappearing on thewall.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。
Hisnameappears in thefilmcreditsforlighting.他作为灯光师出现在电影演职人员名单中。
to appear
- appearOne or two clouds appeared in the sky.
- be/become visibleAs the beach gets darker, the glow of city lights becomes more visible.
- show itselfHe believes the impact is showing itself clearly already.
- emergeA slender figure is seen emerging from the darkness.
- loomClouds of volcanic ash loomed menacingly overhead.
[I]
If you appear incourt, you are thereofficiallybecause you areinvolvedin atrial:
出庭Both women will be appearingbeforemagistrateslaterthisweek.本周晚些时候这两名妇女都将在地方法院出庭。
- He will appear before themagistratestomorrow.
- Comets appear atpredictabletimes.
- Robinsmostlyappear in thewinterand arecommonlypicturedonChristmascards.
- Twoweeksafter we'dplantedtheseeds, littlegreenshootsstartedto appear.
- Hiscolleaguesbecamesuspiciouswhen he did not appear atwork, since he was alwayspunctual.
Appearing & disappearing
- Bermuda Triangle
- bubble up
- creep
- creep in/creep intosomething
- deliquesce
- filter
- hove
- melt away
- pass
- re-emergence
- reappear
- reappearance
- rear
- rematerialize
- sprout
- vanish
- vanish/go up/disappear in a puff of smokeidiom
- vanishing
- wear
- wind
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Existing and being
Taking legal action
appearverb(SEEM)
B1[LorI,not continuous]
toseem:
看来好像；似乎You've got to appear (to be)calmin aninterviewevenif you'reterrifiedunderneath.在面试时，即使内心很怕，也要显出很镇定的样子。
Topeoplewho don'tknowhim heprobablyappears (to be)ratherunfriendly.在不了解他的人看来，他可能很不友好。
Things aren't alwayswhat theyappearto be.事情并不总像表面看上去的那样。
[+ to infinitive]She appearstoactuallylike the man, which Ifindincredible.她好像真的很喜欢那个男的，这让我觉得难以置信。
Thereappearstobe somemistake.好像出了什么错误。
[+ (that)]Itappears(that)sheleftthepartyalone.好像她独自离开了聚会。
Itappears to me(that)(= Ithinkthat)we need to make somechanges.在我看来，我们要作些变动。
formalIt wouldappear(that)(= itseemsthat)nobody onboardtheaircraftactuallyhad alicencetoflyit.事实上好像飞机上的所有人都没有飞行执照。
[+ adv/prep]Itappearsas if/as thoughI waswrong.好像我错了似的。
Everything was notasit appeared -secretdealshad been done.一切并非看上去的那样——实际上有暗箱交易。
Iknowhowit must appear, but it's not really asbadas itlooks.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 heleft?" "Itappearsnot/so."“他走了吗？”“好像没有／是的。”
[after so]"Ithinkwe're late." "So itappears."“我想我们迟到了。”“看来是的。”
- IhopeI didn't appearrude- it's just that I was in such ahurry.
- Shelikesto appear as if sheknowsall about thelatestfilmsandartexhibitions, but it's all apose.
- The mostimportantruleinlifeis always to appearconfident.
- Are you asunconcernedabout thesituationas you appear?
- To acasualobserver, everything might appearnormal.
Seeming and purporting to be
- apparent
- appearance
- as if/thoughidiom
- by the look(s) of thingsidiom
- come across
- come off
- outward
- outwardly
- parallax
- pass
- pass for sb/sth
- persona
- seemingly
- semblance
- so-called
- sound
- superficial
- superficiality
- superficially
- surface
appearverb(PERFORM)
B1[Iusually+ adv/prep]
toperformpubliclyin aplay,film, or show:
登台；演出；表演She will be appearing in thelatestadaptationof "BleakHouse".她将在《荒凉山庄》最新的改编版本中出演角色。
She appearsbrieflyin the new Bondfilm.她在新的007电影中有几个镜头。
- Most of thebandsthat appear on the show justmimeto arecordingoftheirsongs.
- She got eight milliondollarsfor appearing in thatmovie.
- They're appearingtwicenightlyat the Playhouse Theatre.
- Shelovesappearing ontelevisionand is noshrinkingvioletwhen it comes toexpressingherviews.
- She was appearing inconcertat Carnegie Hall.
Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
- act out
- amateur theater
- appearance
- blocking
- camp
- chew
- chew the sceneryidiom
- dumb show
- greasepaint
- improvisation
- interpreter
- method acting
- re-enactment
- recreation
- rep
- tread
- walk
- walk throughsomething
- walkthrough
- wrap party
appearverb(BECOME AVAILABLE)
B2[I]
tostarttoexistorbecomeavailable:
（产品等）有货的，可以买到的I'venoticedthatsmallercarsarestartingto appear(= beproducedorsold)again.我注意到小型轿车又开始出现了。
Thefilm,currentlyshowingin theStates, will be appearing onourscreens(= we will beabletoseeit)laterthisyear.这部正在美国上映的电影今年晚些时候将在我国播映。
Available and accessible
- accessibility
- accessible
- atyourcommandidiom
- availability
- available
- drop
- nothing
- obtainable
- offer
- on callidiom
- on demandidiom
- on handidiom
- on/aboutyourpersonidiom
- release
- season
- unfreeze
- unfrozen
- unlock
- unobtainable
- up for grabsidiom
appearverb(ARRIVE)
[I]
toarrive:
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。
Arriving, entering and invading
- annex
- annexation
- be on the sceneidiom
- been
- break
- breaksomeonein
- hit
- interloper
- intrude
- intrusion
- invade
- jump
- jump the queueidiom
- land
- roll up!idiom
- set foot insomewhereidiom
- show up
- trespass
- turn
- turn out
Grammar
Appear
We use appear to say how something looks or seems to look. We usually follow it by an adjective or by a to-infinitive:…Appear: how something looks
We use appear to say how something looks or seems to look. We usually follow it by an adjective or by a to-infinitive:…Appearmeaning ‘come into sight’
Appear also means ‘become noticeable’:…Appearorseem?
We mostly use appear to talk about facts and events. We use seem to talk about facts, but also to talk about personal feelings and ideas. Seem is often used with a noun:…Phrasal verb
appear forsomeone