【appear音标】 英[əˈpɪə(r)] 美[əˈpɪr]
【单词释义】 appear是什么意思：
vi.出现，显现；出庭，出场；演出；发表；露面
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] appears
[单词现在分词] appearing
[单词过去式] appeared
[单词过去分词] appeared
[反义词] disappear 消失
【appear形近词/近似词】
shear vt.剪羊毛；剪（头发）；切断 n.大剪刀；剪切
clear adj.清楚的，明白的；清澈的 v.清除
linear adj.直线的，线形的；线状的；长度的
swear v.发誓；诅咒；咒骂 n.发誓，宣誓；咒骂；诅咒
nuclear adj.原子核的，原子能的
spear n.矛；枪 vt.用矛刺；用尖物刺穿
【近义词解析】
◇ 出现
appear (v. 出现，亮相)：强调进入视野为人所见，也指公开露面为公众所看见。
arise (v. 出现)：多指问题、困境等出现。
emerge ([四级]v. 出现，显露)：指从某个掩蔽处出现或摆脱遮挡物而被看见，强调缓缓出现的过程，常后接介词 from。
loom ([六级/考研]v. 隐约出现)：尤指轮廓不清、令人惊恐地隐现。
【单词例句】
◇ Now when harvest time came the devil appeared and wanted to take away his crop, but he found nothing except the yellow withered leaves, and the happy peasant dug up his turnips.
现在收获的季节到了，魔鬼又来了，要求收回属於他的收成。但除了那些枯黄的败叶外，他一无所获；而农夫却在兴高采烈地挖着他的萝卜。
---- The Peasant and the Devil
◇ The devil appeared very early in the morning, but he could not approach her.
恶魔很早就来了，可就是没法靠近姑娘。
---- The Girl without Hands (I)
◇ Then the angel of the Lord appeared to her and led her to a small house. On it was a small sign with the words, "Here anyone can live free."
天使来到她跟前，把她领到一座小屋前。那里挂着一块牌子，上面写着：“一切免费。”
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn't appear since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
看到他高兴，树也很高兴。但是，自从那时起男孩没再出现，树有孤独，伤心起来。
---- A Boy and His Tree
◇ Their play, and ours, appears to serve no other purpose than to give pleasure to the players, and apparently, to remove us temporarily from the anguish of life in earnest.
他们的玩耍，同我们的一样，似乎并没有别的目的而只是给游戏者以愉悦，暂时把我们从严肃生活的痛苦中拉出来。
---- The Origin of Sports
◇ Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh from a recent divorce. He had one child, who is, of course, with his ex-wife. He is looking for another wife.
前不久有一位男友造访，他刚离异，一个孩子自然跟了前妻。目前他正在寻找新妻。
---- I Want a Wife
◇ The problems faced in designing platforms and communication systems that will be accepted across the world can appear insuperable.
面向世界范围内接受的设计平台和交流体系，这个问题是不可克服的。
◇ Abdominal muscles also tend to weaken over time, which can create a stooped posture, causing you to appear shorter, Catic says.
卡蒂克说，另一种情况是，腹部肌肉随着时间流逝会衰弱，从而会导致驼背，让你看起来更矮。
---- Why do you shrink when you get older
◇ If your dog appears restless or agitated and you think chocolate poisoning could be the cause, contact your vet.
如果你发现家里的汪星人突然焦躁不安，而你猜测这可能是巧克力中毒引起的，那就联系你的兽医。
---- Food that dogs cannot eat
◇ When light hits a snowflake, it gets reflected back from the snowflake’s many surfaces, often bouncing between these surfaces, and because of this that light is reflected back to our eyes as the color white. This is why, up close or magnified, a snowflake always looks clear, yet in reality appears as white.
当光线照射在雪上，雪花的众多冰晶表面会将其反射回去，通常是在各表面间来回反射，也正因为如此，反射进我们眼睛中的光线就呈现出了白色。这就是为什么近看或放大看雪花，颜色是透明的，但是在实际生活中肉眼看上去却是白色的。