appear/ə'pɪər $ ə'pɪr/

v.

➊ start to be seen or exist

➋ seem or look (like/as if)

➌ take part in a film, play, concert, television programme, etc.

➍ be published or broadcast

v.

➊ [I] 出现：A car appeared around the corner. 一辆小车出现在拐角处。

◇small white flowers that appear in early summer 在初夏开放的小白花

➋ [L] 似乎，好像：[appear (to be) + n./a. ] Harry appeared a gentleman. 哈利看起来像个绅士。

◇He appeared (to be) calm at the interview. 他在采访中显得平静。

◇[appear to do sth] The man appeared to hand a card to Rose. 那个人好像递给罗斯一张卡片。

◇[It appears (to sb) (that) ...] It appears that he went swimming alone. 看起来他一个人去游泳了。

➌ [I] 演出：She has appeared in over 30 movies. 她演过30多部电影。

◇appear on TV 上电视

➍ [I] 出版；广播：Her first book appeared in 1995. 她的第一本书于1995年出版。

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构词ap (= ad-) + pear （= show出现）

音组-pear/-'pɪər $ -'pɪr/

appear; spear

常犯错误

✗ He always appears angrily.

✓ He always appears angry. 他看上去总显得一脸怒容。

[✌appear表示“（看上去）好像，显得”时，是系动词，后面要接形容词作表语]

辨析appear; look; seem