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| 1 | linking verb to make other people think that you are something or feel something . Appear is a slightly more formal word than seem 看起来；好像；似乎 |
| This job is not as easy as it may appear. 这工作并不像看起来那么轻松。 |
| Matt appears unaffected by all the media attention. 马特似乎未受媒体关注的影响。 |
| appear to do sth No one appeared to notice me. 似乎没人注意我。 |
| it appears that It appears that she has changed her mind. 看来她好像改变了主意。 |
| there appears to be There appears to be very little we can do about it. 看来关于这事我们能做的不多。 |
| appear to have done sth The building appears to have been used as a place of worship. 这栋建筑似乎曾经被用作礼拜堂。 |
| what appears to be Gibbs was shot in what appears to be a gangland killing. 吉布斯在一起看似黑社会谋杀的事件中遭枪击。 |
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| 2 | I if someone or something appears somewhere , you begin to see them suddenly or for the first time 出现；显露 |
| Cracks began to appear in the ceiling. 天花板上开始出现裂缝。 |
| One day a stranger appeared on my doorstep. 有一天，一个陌生人出现在我门前。 |
| | 2a | to arrive somewhere 来到 | | As soon as she appears, we can get started. 她一到我们就可以开始。 | |
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| 3 | I to be on television or in a play , film , concert etc （在电视、戏剧、电影、音乐会上等）露面，演出 |
| She appeared on television with the President. 她与总统一起在电视上露面。 |
| Tony is currently appearing in pantomime at Reading. 托尼目前在雷丁的圣诞节童话剧中参加演出。 |
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| 4 | I to go to a court of law , committee , or similar institution , so that people can ask you questions and make decisions about what you say 出庭；到场 |
| He is due to appear in court today. 他将在今天出庭。 |
| +before/in front of Mr Smith will appear before magistrates next month. 史密斯先生将于下个月在地方治安法庭出庭。 |
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| 5 | I if something new or different appears, it starts to exist or to be known about for the first time 开始存在；开始出现；产生 |
| Yet another boy band has appeared on the music scene. 然而乐坛上又出现了另一支男孩乐队。 |
| | 5a | to become available for the first time 第一次出现 | | This was when sushi began to appear on restaurant menus in London. 这是寿司第一次出现在伦敦餐馆的菜单上。 | | the latest personal computer to appear on the market 上市的最新个人电脑 | |
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| 6 | I to be written or printed somewhere 被写出来；被印出来 |
| Jane’ s name did not appear on the list. 简的名字不在名单上。 |
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