/ə'pɪə(r); ə`pɪr/
v
1 [I]
(a) come into view; become visible 出现; 显现; 呈现
*A ship appeared on the horizon. 船出现在水平线上.
* A light appeared at the end of the tunnel. 隧道的尽头露出了亮光.
* A rash has appeared on his body. 他身上出现了丘疹.
(b) arrive 来到
*He promised to be here at four o'clock but didn't appear until six. 他答应四点钟来, 可是六点钟才到. 2[I]
(a) present oneself publicly or formally 公开或正式露面
*The tenor soloist is unable to appear tonight because of illness. 男高音独唱者因病今晚不能演出.
* I have to appear in court on a charge of drunken driving. 我被控告醉酒驾驶而要出庭受审.
(b) act as a counsel in a lawcourt （作为辩护人）出庭
*appear for the defendant/prosecution 为被告[原告]出庭辩护.
3 [I] (of a book or an article) be published or printed （指书或文章）发表或出版
*His new book will be appearing in the spring. 他的新著将于春季问世.
* The news appeared next day on the front page. 那则消息次日刊登在头版上了.
4 [La, Ln, I, It] give the impression of being or doing sth; seem 显得; 好像; 似乎
*The streets appeared deserted. 街上似乎行人绝迹.
* Don't make him appear a fool. 别把他弄得像个傻子似的.
* She appears to have many friends. 她好像有很多朋友.
* There appears to have been/It appears that there has been a mistake. 看来一直就有错.
* You appear to have made/It appears that you have made a mistake. 似乎你弄错了.
* `Has he been found guilty?' `It appears so/not.' ‘是他被判有罪吗?’‘好像是[不是].’
5 (idm 习语) it appears/appeared as if.../as though... the impression is/was given that... 看来; 似乎
*It appears as if she's lost interest in her job. 看来她对自己的工作已失去兴趣.

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
*The two pairs of synonyms appear/seem and happen/chance are intransitive verbs and are not generally used in the continuous tenses. *appear/seem和happen/chance 这两对同义词都是不及物动词, 一般不用于进行时态. They are commonly used in these two patterns 这四个词通常用于以下两种句型
*
1 It appears/seems that he's resigned. 好像他已经辞职了.
* It happened/chanced that she spoke fluent Swahili. 偏巧她很会说斯瓦希里语.
2 He appears/seems to have resigned. 他好像已经辞职了.
* She happened/chanced to speak fluent Swahili. 她偏巧很会说斯瓦希里语. Chance is more formal than happen. *happen比chance更多用于口语. Appear and seem are used in a variety of other patterns *appear和seem还可用于其它多种句型
*She appeared/seemed very confident. 她显得很自信.
* `Are they reliable?' `It appears/seems not.' ‘他们可靠吗?’‘似乎不太可靠.’
* `It's going to rain.' `So it appears/seems.' ‘要下雨了.’‘看样子像.’ So is often used for emphasis with happen/chance 为加强语气, so常与happen/chance连用
*It so happened/chanced that I'd met her a few years before. 碰巧我几年前见过她.

v

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1【seem】
2【give impression】
3【start to be seen】
4【film/tv programme etc】
5【book/newspaper etc】
6【available/known】
7【law court/meeting】

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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: aparoir, from Latin apparere, from ad- 'to' + parere 'to show yourself']
【SEEM】 [linking verb, not in progressive]
used to say how something seems, especially from what you know about it or from what you can see
appear to be sth
　Police say there appear to be signs of a break-in.
appear to do sth
　The survey appears to contradict motor industry claims.
it appears (that)
　It appears that all the files have been deleted.
　Police have found what appear to be human remains.
　He tried to make it appear that she had committed suicide.
　It may be less useful than it appears at first.
so it would appear
(=used to say that something seems likely to be true, although you are not completely sure)
【GIVE IMPRESSION】 [linking verb, not in progressive]
used to say that someone or something seems to have a particular quality or feeling
　He tried hard to appear calm .
　I don't want to appear rude.
　The right colours can make a small room appear much bigger.
【START TO BE SEEN】 [I always + adverb/preposition ]
to start to be seen, to arrive, or to exist in a place, especially suddenly
　Two faces appeared at our window.
　A man suddenly appeared from behind a tree.
　Small cracks appeared in the wall.
　It was nearly an hour before Sweeney appeared in the pub.
appear from nowhere/out of nowhere
(=appear suddenly and unexpectedly)
　The car seemed to appear from nowhere.
【FILM/TV PROGRAMME ETC】 [I always + adverb/preposition]
to take part in a film, play, concert, television programme etc
appear in a film/play
　She has already appeared in a number of films.
appear on television/stage
　He appeared on national television to deny the claims.
appear at a theatre etc
【BOOK/NEWSPAPER ETC】 [I always + adverb/preposition]
to be written or shown on a list, in a book or newspaper, in a document etc
　The story appeared in all the national newspapers.
　Some of the material used has appeared in print before (=has been published) .
【AVAILABLE/KNOWN】 [I always + adverb/preposition]
to become widely available or known about
　The new range will be appearing in shops in the autumn.
　New courses are appearing every year.
【LAW COURT/MEETING】 [I always + adverb/preposition]
to go to a law court or other official meeting to give information, answer questions etc
　The three men are due to appear in court tomorrow.
appear before a court/judge/committee etc
　She appeared before Colchester magistrates charged with attempted murder.
appear for sb/on behalf of sb
(=to be the legal representative for someone)
　Sir Nicholas Gammon QC appeared on behalf of the defendant.
see usage noteseem

Aoibheann

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使用国家:Irish

音标:EE-van  释义:Means "beautiful sheen" in Irish Gaelic. This was the name of the mother of Saint Enda. It was also borne by Irish royalty.

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