especially as a performer,
politician, etc., or in court Jf M ffi; 4; ft M: The Dutch player will make
his
first appearance for
0
The singer’s
first public appearance was
at the age of eight,
A
^ B4 lUfk 1: a ?H £tj o 0 the defendant’s
appearance in court Mo-ftE
►
BEING PUBLISHED/BROADCAST ft J{£ ; n 5 [C, usually sing.] an
act of being published or broadcast ft Jiii ; r }# : the appearance of claims about the
minister’s
private life in the press A A & fv A £ ft A
ifi itttt W, if!
mm
ap pease /a'pirz/ verb [VN] (formal, usually disapproving) 1 to make sb calmer or less angry by
giving them what they want JESit: The
move was widely seen as an
attempt to appease critics of the regime. W ft A A, A
IHfcftWAo 2 to give a country what it wants in order to avoid war ( $|j
£ % • (H M &A ) ► ap-pease-ment noun [U]: a policy of
appeasement
ap pel lant /a'pelant/ noun [law W) a person who appeals
against a decision made in court I. ilf A ap pel late court /a'pelat ka:t; NAmE ko:rt/
noun [tab nical Ain) a court in which
people can appeal against decisions made in other courts of law ±ilf iflii ap pel la tion /.aepa'leijn/ noun (formal) a name or title
mr,
m^
ap pel la tive /a'pelativ/ adj., noun m
adj. (format) relating to the giving
of a name ffiT45 M;
mm-, mm
m noun (technical A in) a common noun that is used to
address a person or thing, for example ‘mother’ or ‘doctor’ mm () ap pend /a’pend/ verb [VN] ~ sth (to sth) (formal) to add sth to the end
of a piece of writing ( A A $ ffi fftl ) AD , ft : Footnotes have been appended to the
document. T„
ap pend age /a'pendids/ noun (formal) a smaller or less important part of sth
larger pff ap pend ec tomy /.aepen'dektami/ noun [C,
U] (pi. -ies) (medical g) the removal of the appendix by surgery
appendicitis /a.penda'saitis/ noun [u]
a painful swelling of the appendix that can be very serious |H] M
A; WMA
ap pen dix /a'pendiks/
noun
(pi. ap-pendi-ces /-disi:z/)
1
a small bag of tissue that is attached to the
large intestine. In
humans, the appendix has no clear function. ^ M : He had to have his appendix out
(= removed). Ai#
A"® & TlH M 0 — picture ct> body
2
a section giving extra information at the
end of a
book or document (45, Full details are
given in Appendix 3. iAIf 30
ap pertain /.aepa'tein; NAmE -par't-/ verb
Lil;Vl apper 'tain to sb/sth (formal) to belong or refer to
sb/sth M A; : rights appertaining to the property
Aft
0 These figures appertain to last year’s
sales.
ap pe tite /'aepitait/ noun
1 [U, C, usually sing.) physical desire for food ^ P . He suffered from headaches
and loss of appetite. #, /g A Afi ft ft ft \k „ 0 The walk gave me a good
appetite. tfc A ft VI P k >] „ 0
Don’t spoil your appetite by eating between
meals, ft 'll: SPo 2 [C] ~ (for sth) a strong desire for
sth pj A : The public have an
insatiable appetite for scandal. & A M M ft- M A
ilo 0 sexual appetites
0 The preview was intended to whet your appetite (= make
you want more). ATftiPo
ap pet izer (BrE also -iser) /'aepitaizaft)/ noun a small amount of food or a drink that you have before
a meal
(M^)
ap pe tiz ing (BrE also -is-ing) /'aepitaizn]/ adj. (of food, etc. ft#l#f) that smells or looks
attractive; making you feel hungry or thirsty if 1 ; 41 & ft W ; (t M
ift
tiTJil UNAPPETIZING
ap-plaud /a'ploid/ verb 1 to show your approval of sb/sth by
clapping your hands A: [V] He started to