appear
英[ə'pɪə]
美[ə'pɪr]
英英释意
- 1. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;
- "She seems to be sleeping"
- "This appears to be a very difficult problem"
- "This project looks fishy"
- "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
- 2. come into sight or view;
- "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"
- "A new star appeared on the horizon"
- 3. be issued or published;
- "Did your latest book appear yet?"
- "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
- 4. seem to be true, probable, or apparent;
- "It seems that he is very gifted"
- "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
- 5. come into being or existence, or appear on the scene;
- "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"
- "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"
- 6. appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.;
- "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"
- "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"
- 7. present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority;
- "He had to appear in court last month"
- "She appeared on several charges of theft"