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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ap·pear /əˈpɪə $ əˈpɪr/ ●●● S2 W1 verb 1 seem 似乎 [linking verb]SEEM used when saying how someone or something seems. Appear is more formal than seem 似乎，好像，看来，比 seem 正式appear to be something5 Police say there appear to be signs of a break-in.警方称似乎有破门而入的迹象。n The diamonds appeared to be genuine.appear to do something5 The survey appears to contradict motor industry claims.调查结果似乎跟汽车工业宣称的相反。n The research appears to show that the drug is effective in most cases.nappear to somebodyn He didn't appear to me to be a violent man.it appears (that) (=used when saying what you think has happened or is true) It appears that all the files have been deleted. 看来所有文件都已被删除。nthere appear(s) to be something (=used when saying what you think has happened or is true)n There appears to be some kind of problem. Police have found what appear to be human remains. 警方发现了疑似人体遗骸的东西。 He tried to make it appear that she had committed suicide. 他试图制造她自杀的假象。 It may be less useful than it first appears. 这可能没有一开始显得那么有用。appear + adjn During the interview she appeared calm and relaxed. I don’t want to appear rude. 我不想显得无礼。so it would appear (=used when saying that something seems to be true, although you are not completely sure) 看起来是这样n ‘Have they gone?’ ‘So it would appear.’n GrammarLinking verbsAppear is a linking verb. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun: His explanation appears unlikely.This appears a good solution.Using the progressiveAppear is not used in the progressive in this meaning. You say: He appears to be unhappy. ✗Don’t say: He is appearing to be unhappy.52 give impression 给人印象[linking verb , not in progressive 连系动词，不用进行式] used to say that someone or something seems to have a particular quality or feeling 显得 He tried hard to appear calm .他努力让自己显得镇静。 I don’t want to appear rude.我不想显得无礼。 The right colours can make a small room appear much bigger.颜色运用恰当可以使小房间显得大很多。3 start to be seen 开始出现 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]APPEAR to start to be seen, to arrive, or to exist in a place, especially suddenly （尤指突然）出现；呈现 Two faces appeared at our window. 两张面孔出现在我们的窗口。 A man suddenly appeared from behind a tree. 一名男子突然从树后冒出来。 Small cracks appeared in the wall. 墙上出现了小裂缝。 It was nearly an hour before Sweeney appeared in the pub. 过了近一小时斯威尼才在小酒馆里出现。appear from nowhere/out of nowhere (=appear suddenly and unexpectedly) 突然不知从哪里冒出来 The car seemed to appear from nowhere. 这辆车好像是突然间从哪里冒出来的。4 film/tv programme etc 电影/电视节目等 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]PERFORM to take part in a film, play, concert, television programme etc 演出，露面，亮相5 book/newspaper etc 书/报纸等 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]PUBLICIZE/MAKE KNOWN to be written or shown on a list, in a book or newspaper, in a document etc 刊登；发表；被写进6 available/known 可获得的/知道的 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to become widely available or known about 出现，问世7 law court/meeting 法庭/会议 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]SCLTRIAL to go to a law court or other official meeting to give information, answer questions etc 出庭；出席 THESAURUSappear to start to be seen, especially suddenly （突然）出现A few small white clouds appeared on the horizon. 地平线上出现几朵小小的白云。pop up to appear very suddenly 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。become visible to gradually start to be able to be seen 变得可见，渐渐显现The 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。come into view if something comes into view, you start to see it as you move closer to it, or it gets closer to you 映入眼帘The white cliffs of Dover came into view. 多佛的白色悬崖映入眼帘。come out if the sun, moon, or the stars come out, they suddenly appear 〔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。loom/loom up if a large frightening object or person looms, they appear suddenly 〔巨大而可怕的物体或人〕赫然耸现，突然出现The dark shape of the castle loomed up out of the mist. 城堡的黑色轮廓赫然耸现在薄雾中。The man’s face suddenly loomed over him. 那男人的脸突然出现在他面前。resurface to appear again after being lost or missing 〔遗失或失踪后〕再次出现The girl’s father has resurfaced after six years of no contact. 失去联系六年后，这个女孩的父亲再次现身。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
appear• During this initial period it will be necessary to use whatever methods appear appropriate to deal with the patient's distress.• Just then, Gillian appeared as if from nowhere.• Hopkins will be appearing as Willie Lomax in next week's production.• Karen appeared at my house around 9 o'clock.• Neil appeared at my house around 9 o'clock.• Lauren's name appears at the front of the book.• The boys were well into their training by the time I appeared at the Leander Club on the Sunday morning.• A face appeared at the window.• I heard a tap, and Lila's face appeared at the window.• Lois was about to knock when a woman appeared from around the side of the house.• A gray sedan appeared from nowhere in the fast lane.• All these people seem to have appeared from nowhere.• A spider appeared from under the sofa.• Pavarotti will be appearing in a number of concerts over the summer.• Rules do really appear in accounts concerning the interpretation and justification of action.• Meeks is scheduled to appear in court February 5.• At that moment, Kenny appeared in the doorway.• A drop-down menu appeared on the screen, and I clicked 'Format'.• An image appeared on the screen.• On February 9,1913, a brilliant fireball appeared over Regina, Saskatchewan, heading eastward.• His current situation would appear quite idyllic once the newspapers hit the doorsteps in the morning.• It's difficult to ask someone their age without appearing rude.• Police said it appeared that John Seidler's death was an accident, but an investigation continues.• Resurrection ferns, for instance, lose their color during dry conditions and may even appear to be dead.• My father appeared to be in good health.• She appeared to be searching for dust, fussing over square micrometers where maybe some of it had landed.• At one point Jeffries walked in, trailed by Taiwo, and appeared to hand a card to a student.• Roger appeared very upset.so it would appear• Education is being pushed more towards being an instrument of national policy, or so it would appear to an outsider.appear on television/stage• I also go to conferences, seminars, speak on programmes like Farming Today, appear on television and write letters.• Most performers appear on stage so briefly that we barely connect with them.• When talking heads appear on television, there is nothing to record or document, no change in process.• Ellie appeared on stage to a standing ovation.• The secretary of state for Northern Ireland appeared on television to read a special apologia for detention without trial.• The first time he appeared on stage was in 1848, with Jack Diamond.• But it is not generally the stuff that appears on television, where self-restraint has become the norm.• He never appeared on stage without a rope in his hand and chewing gum in his mouth.appeared in print• It was raw, frank and eventually it appeared in print.• The top story, about police computers, turned out to be slightly too long when it appeared in print.• About 60 of them actually appeared in print and not necessarily in the order of context I had written them.• By the time the news appeared in print , most people had already heard about it.• Anything that has appeared in print so many times must be true.appear before a court/judge/committee etc• Brian Mounsey, from Liverpool, admitted possessing two kilos of heroin when he appeared before a court in Bangkok.• Time allowed 00:06 A man who was captured on video torturing a cat has appeared before a court in Worcester.Origin appear (1200-1300) Old French aparoir, from Latin apparere, from ad- “to” + parere “to show yourself”ap·pear verb →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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ap‧pear S2 W1 /əˈpɪə $ əˈpɪr/
verb
appear to be something
Police say there appear to be signs of a break-in.
appear to do something
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)
2. 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.
3. START TO BE SEEN [intransitive 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.
4. FILM/TV PROGRAMME ETC [intransitive 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
5. BOOK/NEWSPAPER ETC [intransitive 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).
6. AVAILABLE/KNOWN [intransitive 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.
7. LAW COURT/MEETING [intransitive 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 somebody/on behalf of somebody (=to be the legal representative for someone)
Sir Nicholas Gammon QC appeared on behalf of the defendant.
▪ appear to start to be seen, especially suddenly: A few small white clouds appeared on the horizon.
▪pop up to appear very suddenly: A woman’s face popped up from the other side of the fence.
▪become visible to gradually start to be able to be seen: The shape of the baby’s head gradually became visible on the screen.
▪come into view if something comes into view, you start to see it as you move closer to it, or it gets closer to you: The white cliffs of Dover came into view.
▪come out if the sun, moon, or the stars come out, they suddenly appear: The sun came out from behind a cloud.
▪loom/loom up if a large frightening object or person looms, they appear suddenly: The dark shape of the castle loomed up out of the mist. | The man’s face suddenly loomed over him.
▪resurface to appear again after being lost or missing: The girl’s father has resurfaced after six years of no contact.
ap‧pear S2 W1 /əˈpɪə $ əˈpɪr/
verb Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: aparoir, from Latin apparere, from ad- 'to' + parere 'to show yourself'
1. SEEM [linking verb, not in progressive] used to say how something seems, especially from what you know about it or from what you can seeLanguage: Old French
Origin: aparoir, from Latin apparere, from ad- 'to' + parere 'to show yourself'
appear to be something
appear to do something
it appears (that)
so it would appear (=used to say that something seems likely to be true, although you are not completely sure)
2. GIVE IMPRESSION [linking verb, not in progressive] used to say that someone or something seems to have a particular quality or feeling:
3. START TO BE SEEN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to start to be seen, to arrive, or to exist in a place, especially suddenly:
appear from nowhere/out of nowhere (=appear suddenly and unexpectedly)
4. FILM/TV PROGRAMME ETC [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to take part in a film, play, concert, television programme etc
appear in a film/play
appear on television/stage
appear at a theatre etc
5. BOOK/NEWSPAPER ETC [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be written or shown on a list, in a book or newspaper, in a document etc:
6. AVAILABLE/KNOWN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to become widely available or known about:
7. LAW COURT/MEETING [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go to a law court or other official meeting to give information, answer questions etc:
appear before a court/judge/committee etc
appear for somebody/on behalf of somebody (=to be the legal representative for someone)
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Making an opinion sound less definite 以不确定的语气表达意见
◆ Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps /possibly /probably the best-known example of this.大多数网络犯罪都包含盗窃、诈骗等传统犯罪，只是犯罪的方式有了新的变化。网络钓鱼大概是这类犯罪中最著名的例子。 ◆ It seems /appears that the more personal data which organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen.看来各种机构收集的个人资料越多，这些资料丢失或被盗的可能性就越大。 ◆ It seems clear that introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft.看来很明显的是，采用全国通用身份证对防止身份盗用起不了什么作用。 ◆ It could be argued that the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier.可以说采用全国通用身份证实际上可能使身份盗用更容易。 ◆ It is possible that /It may be that the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases.或许保护自己免遭 DNA 身份盗用的唯一途径就是不要建立全国 DNA 数据库。
Making an opinion sound less definite 以不确定的语气表达意见
◆ Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps /possibly /probably the best-known example of this.大多数网络犯罪都包含盗窃、诈骗等传统犯罪，只是犯罪的方式有了新的变化。网络钓鱼大概是这类犯罪中最著名的例子。 ◆ It seems /appears that the more personal data which organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen.看来各种机构收集的个人资料越多，这些资料丢失或被盗的可能性就越大。 ◆ It seems clear that introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft.看来很明显的是，采用全国通用身份证对防止身份盗用起不了什么作用。 ◆ It could be argued that the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier.可以说采用全国通用身份证实际上可能使身份盗用更容易。 ◆ It is possible that /It may be that the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases.或许保护自己免遭 DNA 身份盗用的唯一途径就是不要建立全国 DNA 数据库。