appear
that this was a major problem. M7
Afc
fnik
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BE SEEN tBJJS 2 [V, usually +adv./prep.] to start to be seen
tbJJfl; fiSfi: A bus appeared around the corner.
—0 Smoke appeared on the
horizon. 0 Three days later a
rash
appeared.
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BEGIN TO EXIST‘D ; 7, M 3 [V, usually +adv./prep.)
to
begin to exist or be known
or used for the first time ^ iH; : When
did mammals appear on the
earth ? S£ ±: W ?frz& % & M 7 fa fa ? 0 This
problem first appeared in the inner cities.
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OF BOOK/PROGRAMME ft; 7'g 4 [V, usually +adv./prep.] to be published or broadcast BB Ji§; 77#: His
new book will be appearing in the spring.
0 It was too late to
prevent the story from appearing in the national newspapers.
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IN MOVIE/PLAY % f/ ;
$Jgij 5
[V, usually +adv./prep.] to take part in a film/movie, play, television
programme, etc. Jffhj: He has appeared in over 60 movies. ftk#}HT 60 ^p|Sffe^0 0 She regularly appears
on TV. t&IJE-tfiffio 0 Next month he will be
appearing as Bush in a new play on Broadway. 77
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ARRIVE fijji 6 [V, usually +adv./prep.]
to arrive at a place
$E3\: By
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BE WRITTEN/MENTIONED iSf/ 7 [V, usually +adv./
prep.] to be written or mentioned somewhere i£ H; $t : Your name will
appear at the front of the book.
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IN COURT [V, usually +adv./prep.]
to be present in
court in order to give
evidence or answer a charge tBJi ( ffciiE )
: A man will appear in court today
charged with the murder. —-
#
£B Hjg'T’ o o She appeared on six charges of theft. M 0 TheywUl
appear
before magistrates tomorrow.
/if
7 ill o 6 He has been asked to appear as a witness for the defence. 9 [V] ~ for/
on behalf of sb to act as sb’s lawyer in court ( A# ijrp
) ft H; ft M W W W: Cherie Booth is the lawyer appearing for
the defendant, if iff •
—
see also apparent —
compare disappear ap-pear-ance On /a’piarans; NAmEa'pir-/ noun
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WAY STH LOOKS/SEEMS #9$ 1 [C, U] the way that
sb/sth
looks on the outside; what
sb/sth seems to be 7
XI ; /h A : the physical/outward/external appearance of
sth ® # M O She had never
been greatly
concerned about her appearance. M jk M 7 &
'A i£ It ft H o 0 The dog was similar in
general appearance to a spaniel. $J„
0 He gave every
appearance of (= seemed very much
to be ) enjoying himself. „ o Judging by appearances
can be misleading. % /h H M ®r7T ne £B \n <> 0 To all
appearances (= as far as people
could tell) he was dead. ItH,
f&EI££E7o 0 When she lost all
her money, she was
determined to keep up appearances (= hide the true situation and pretend
that everything was going well).
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SB/STH ARRIVING ?t}j£ 2 [C, usually sing.]
the fact of sb/sth arriving, especially when it is not expected ( jttfg
f/j ) , fi] 5(t: The
sudden appearance of a security
guard caused them to drop
the money and run.
^
B iB M, im A T 7 0 o I
don’t want to go to the party, but I suppose I’d better put in an appearance (=?
go there for a short time). ^7^
7)1
& iA
ft ft ft IS Ji A M 7 ® o 3 tC, usually sing.] the
moment at which sth begins to exist or starts to be seen or used d} ijj; if ft: the early appearance
of
daffodils in spring # 7-7 ft W A
fill 0 the appearance of organic vegetables in the supermarkets W If ik
^ /E £e IS.
IN
PUBLIC ft ft 4 [C] an act of appearing in public,