appearanceap•pear•ance /ə'pɪər(ə)ns/

n

1. C,U 外表；外观；样子

• Never judge a man by his appearance. 不要以貌取人。

• You can tell from her appearance that she has been ill. 你看她的样子就知道她生病了。

2. U，用作单 出现；显出

• the appearance of buds on the tree 树上长出芽苞

• the appearance of the mammals 哺乳动物的出现

3. C，常用单 来到

• His sudden appearance surprised me. 他突然出现，使我大吃一惊。

• They finally made their appearance. 他们终于来了。

4. C 露面；演出

• make one's first appearance on the stage 初次登台

• She made her first appearance in a concert in Hong Kong. 她在香港的一次音乐会上首次登台。

5. C 出庭；到案

• make a court appearance 出庭

词组at first appearance 乍一看 by all appearance(s) 看来；从所知推断

• By all appearances, she was seriously ill. 看来她病得很重。

for appearances' sake 为了保全体面 keep up appearances (或save appearances) 保持常态 make an appearance

1. 露面

2. 出场；出庭

put in an appearance 到场，露面 to all appearance(s) 从外表来看

• The patient fell into a deep swoon, and to all appearance ceased to breathe. 病人陷入深度昏迷，从表面看来已经停止呼吸。