It appeared to be a successful finder and killer of other animals.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

So, for example, when people, and we'll talk about this next class, were looking at different characteristics spectra of different atoms, what they were seeing is that it appeared to be these very discreet lines that were allowed or not allowed for the different atoms to emit, but they had no way to explain this using classical physics.

举个例子，当大家看到,不同原子的特征光谱时,他们看到的是一些分离的线,那可以使不同的原子,发射或不发射出去，但是这些无法用经典物理来解释。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

It occurred to me it'd be a great magic trick if I then appeared in back.

如果我突然在后排出现,那就是非常精彩的魔术了

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

It first appeared that he might have a clear path to the White House.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

But since it is my intent to write something useful to whoever understands it, it has appeared to me more fitting to go directly to the effectual truth of things than to the imagination of it.

但因为我的目的是,书写一些对任何懂的人,有用的东西，所以最合适的方式是,直接书写事情的有力事实,而非妄想。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

At first it appeared that he might have a clear path to the White House.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26