Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #290
appear
出现；显现
核心释义
to come into sight; become visible
- 1.
出现或被看见；变得可见
To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
- 2.
公开露面
To come before the public.
- 3.
出现在权威、法庭或上级面前,以回应指控、辩护等；作为当事人或辩护人出庭,或作为受审者
To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
- 4.
变得为心智所理解；作为观察或理解的对象或已证明之事而被知晓；明显或显然
To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
- 5.
似乎；具有某种外观；看起来
To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
- 6.
出现；显现
To bring into view
看来；似乎；显得；露面；出场；登台；出庭；到案；使显现；使出现；出现或被看见；变得可见
用法In use
The sun appeared from behind the clouds.
用法提示：appeared 是 appear 的过去式，表示'出现'，描述太阳从云后显现。
A problem appeared on the screen.
用法提示：appeared 表示'出现'，指问题突然在屏幕上显现。
New shops appear in the neighborhood every year.
用法提示：appear 用一般现在时，表示定期出现。
appear + (to be) + adj/n
appear 后接 to be 常可省略 to be，直接跟形容词。
She appears to be happy.
她显得很高兴。
appear to do sth
表示‘似乎做某事’，不定式可用完成式表示过去。
He appears to have forgotten the meeting.
他似乎忘了会议。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- appear in court
- 出庭
- He had to appear in court as a witness.他必须作为证人出庭。
- appear on TV
- 出现在电视上
- The celebrity appeared on TV last night.那位名人昨晚出现在了电视上。
- appear as a witness
- 作为证人出庭
- She appeared as a witness in the trial.她在审判中作为证人出庭。
- appear before the judge
- 出现在法官面前
- The defendant appeared before the judge this morning.被告今早出现在了法官面前。
- appear at the scene
- 出现在现场
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象舞台上幕布拉开，演员突然出现，就是“appear”的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于描述某物进入视线，常见于日常对话和书面表达，语气中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ear: fear, clear, near rhyme with appear (/ɪr/); bear, wear, pear have a different vowel (/ɛr/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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