appear /əˈpɪə/ CET4 TEM4 ( appearing, appeared, appears )

• 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]

  例：

  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]

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  ...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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。