appearap•pear /ə'pɪəʳ/

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1. 似乎；看起来好像

• He appears happy at the good news. 他听到好消息时显得很高兴。

• It appears to be raining. 天空似乎是在下雨。

• A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain. 雨后天空出现一道彩虹。

2. 出现；显露

• A car suddenly appeared out of the fog. 一辆汽车突然从雾中开来。

3. 公开演出

• He will appear in Hamlet. 他将参加《哈姆雷特》的演出。

4. 出版；刊登

• Her latest book will appear soon. 她的新书将在最近出版。

• The ad will appear in tomorrow's paper. 那广告将会登在明天的报纸上。

5. 出庭；出庭辩护；出庭当律师

• He has to appear in court on a charge of drunken driving. 他被控告醉酒驾驶而要出庭受审。

• He will appear for you in court tomorrow. 他明天将为你出庭辩护。

6. 露面；来到

• appear on TV 在电视上露面

• We expected him at seven, but he didn't appear until nine. 我们想他7点会来，但他到9点才出现。