Appear 英 [ə'pɪə] 美 [ə'pɪr] V标签:s2 w1(口语中常见的2000个单词之一,书面语中常见的1000个单词之一)1、似乎、好像,看来(连系动词 linking verb,不用进行式)Appear to be sth
Police say there appear to be signs of a break-in.
警方称似乎有破门而入的迹象。
It appears (that)It appears that all the files have been deleted.看来所有文件都已被删除。
So it would appear(=uesd to say that something seems likely to be true,although you are not completely sure)看起来是这样
2、显得(连系动词,不用进行式)
He tried hard to appear calm.他努力让自己显得镇静。
3、开始出现,尤指突然出现,呈现Two faces appeared at our window.两张面孔出现在我们窗口。
A man suddenly appeared from behind a tree.一名男子突然从树后冒出来。
4、演出,露面,亮相(电影、电视节目等)Appear in a film/playShe has already appeared in a number of films.她已经参演过一些影片。
5、刊登,发表,被写进(书、报纸等)The story appeared in all the national newspapers.这件事上了所有的全国性报纸。
6、出现,问世(指可获得的,知道的)The new range will be appearing in shops in the autumn.新的系列将于秋季上市。
词语辨析:1、appear(尤指突然)出现A few small white clouds appeared on the horizon.地平线上出现了几朵小小的白云。
2、pop up 突然出现,冒出A woman’s face popped up from the other side of the fence.围栏那边突然露出一张女人的脸。
3、become visible 变得可见,渐渐显现The shape ofThe shape of the baby’s head gradually became visible on the screen.婴儿头部的形状逐渐在屏幕上清晰起来。
4、come into view 映入眼帘The white cliffs of Dover came into view.多佛的白色悬崖映入眼帘。5、come out (太阳、月亮或星辰)出现、显现The sun came out from behind a cloud.太阳从云朵后面露了出来。