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appear

英[ə'pɪə] 美[ə'pɪr]
  • vi. 出现;显得;似乎;出庭;登场

英英释意


1. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;
"She seems to be sleeping"
"This appears to be a very difficult problem"
"This project looks fishy"
"They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
2. come into sight or view;
"He suddenly appeared at the wedding"
"A new star appeared on the horizon"
3. be issued or published;
"Did your latest book appear yet?"
"The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
4. seem to be true, probable, or apparent;
"It seems that he is very gifted"
"It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
5. come into being or existence, or appear on the scene;
"Then the computer came along and changed our lives"
"Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"
6. appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.;
"Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"
"She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"
7. present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority;
"He had to appear in court last month"
"She appeared on several charges of theft"