appear

/əˈpɪə/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

出现；露面；似乎；看起来

释义与例句

v. 出现；露面
to become visible or to be present in a place
  1. A rainbow appeared in the sky after the storm.
    暴风雨过后，天空中出现了一道彩虹。
  2. The actor did not appear on stage until the second act.
    那位演员直到第二幕才登台露面。
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  1. Small cracks began to appear in the old wall.
    旧墙上开始出现细小的裂缝。
v. 似乎；看起来
to seem to be something, especially from what you can see or know
  1. She appears to be very confident in front of the class.
    她在全班面前显得十分自信。
  2. It appears that the train will be late again.
    看来这趟火车又要晚点了。
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  1. The question appeared easy, but few students could answer it.
    这道题看起来简单，却很少有学生答得上来。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 appear 表示“似乎”时常用 appear to be 或 it appears that 结构；表示“出现”时为不及物动词，不加宾语。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • appearance 出现；外貌
    appear 的名词形式，既可指现身，也可指外表。
  • apparent 明显的；表面上的
    形容词，强调从现有情况看显而易见。
同义词
  • seem 似乎；好像
    appear 与 seem 常可换用，但 appear 更正式，多接 to be 或从句；seem 在口语中更常见。
    The sky seems darker than it did an hour ago. 天空看起来比一小时前更暗了。
反义词
  • disappear 消失；不见
    appear 是出现，disappear 是消失，两者构成直接反义。
    The sun disappeared behind the clouds within minutes. 几分钟之内，太阳就消失在云层后面。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • look 看起来；显得
    look 侧重外表给人的印象，后常接形容词；appear 更正式，强调根据观察作出的判断。
    You look tired; you appear to have worked all night. 你看起来很累，好像熬了一整夜。
常见搭配
  • appear in public 公开露面
    These singers appear in public only a few times a year. 这些歌手一年只在公众场合露面几次。
  • appear on television 在电视上出现
    Scientists often appear on television to explain their work. 科学家经常在电视上解释他们的研究。
  • it appears that 看来……
    It appears that nobody told him about the change. 看来没有人把这项变动告诉他。