appear verb (BE PRESENT)
B1 [ I ] to start to be seen or to be present
出現;呈現;顯現› [ I ] If you appear in court, you are there officially because you are involved in a trial.
出庭 Both women will be appearing before magistrates later this week.
本周稍後這兩位婦女都將在地方法院出庭。
추가 예
- He will appear before the magistrates tomorrow.
- Comets appear at predictable times.
- Robins mostly appear in the winter and are commonly pictured on Christmas cards.
- Two weeks after we'd planted the seeds, little green shoots started to appear.
- His colleagues became suspicious when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual.
appear verb (SEEM)
B1 [ L or I, not continuous ] to seem
看來好像;似乎 You've got to appear (to be) calm in an interview even if you're terrified underneath.
在面試時,即使內心很怕,也要顯出很鎮定的樣子。
To people who don't know him he probably appears (to be) rather unfriendly.
在不瞭解他的人看來,他可能很不友善。
Things aren't always what they appear to be.
事情並不總像表面看上去的那樣。
[ + to infinitive ] She appears to actually like the man, which I find incredible.
她好像真的很喜歡那個男的,這讓我覺得難以置信。
There appears to be some mistake.
好像出了甚麼錯誤。
formal It would appear (that) (= it seems that) nobody on board the aircraft actually had a licence to fly it.
事實上好像飛機上的所有人都沒有飛行執照。
"Has he left?" "It appears not/so."
「他走了嗎?」「好像沒有/是的。」
추가 예
- I hope I didn't appear rude - it's just that I was in such a hurry.
- She likes to appear as if she knows all about the latest films and art exhibitions, but it's all a pose .
- The most important rule in life is always to appear confident.
- Are you as unconcerned about the situation as you appear?
- To a casual observer, everything might appear normal.
appear verb (PERFORM)
B1 [ I usually + adv/prep ] to perform publicly in a play, film, or show
登臺;演出;表演 She will be appearing in the latest adaptation of "Bleak House".
藝術劇院正在上演的《穿靴子的貓》中,戴夫•吉爾摩飾演寡婦特溫吉。
추가 예
- Most of the bands that appear on the show just mime to a recording of their songs.
- She got eight million dollars for appearing in that movie.
- They're appearing twice nightly at the Playhouse Theatre.
- She loves appearing on television and is no shrinking violet when it comes to expressing her views.
- She was appearing in concert at Carnegie Hall.