| 单词 | appearance |
| 释义 | appearance 2 ENTRIES FOUND: appearance (noun) keep (verb) appearance /əˈpirəns/ noun plural appearances appearance /əˈpirəns/ noun plural appearances Learner's definition of APPEARANCE 1 somewhat formal : the way that someone or something looks外观；外貌；外表 [count] The room has a neat/fresh/clean appearance. [=look]房间的外表整齐/清新/干净。 The general appearance of the house is quite good.这栋房子的整体外观相当不错。 The museum restored the painting to its original appearance.博物馆修复了这幅画。 lotions that improve your skin's appearance and texture能改善皮肤表层和肌理的护肤液 It minimizes the appearance of wrinkles. [=it makes wrinkles more difficult to see]它能最大限度地减轻皱纹。 You shouldn't judge a man by his appearance.你不应该以貌取人。 Have you noticed any changes in her appearance?你注意到她的面容有变化吗？ He's very proud of his physical appearance. [=the way he looks]他为他的外表感到非常自豪。 [noncount] He is still very youthful in appearance. [=he still looks very young]他看上去还很年轻。 They are very similar in appearance. [=they look the same]他们长得很像。 2 [count] : a way of looking that is not true or real表面现象；假象 He appears to be happy, but appearances can be deceptive/deceiving.他看样子很幸福，但表面现象可能是靠不住的/带有欺骗性的。 Their expensive home created a false appearance of success and happiness.他们的豪宅营造出一种成功和幸福的假象。 The furniture has the appearance of being made by hand. [=the furniture was not made by hand but it looks/appears as if it was]这件家具看上去像是手工制作的。 Despite appearances, her company is very successful. = Appearances to the contrary, her company is very successful. [=her company is very successful even though it does not appear to be]别看门面不怎么样，她的公司其实非常成功。 She is only attending the banquet for the sake of appearances. [=because people think that she should attend]她只参加在别人看来她应该出席的宴会。 He was, to/by all (outward) appearances, a happily married man. [=he seemed to be a happily married man, but he wasn't]他表面上看是一个幸福的已婚男人。 Their meetings tend to take on the appearance of [=to look like] family gatherings.他们的会面常常看起来像家庭聚会。 His white beard gave him the appearance of an old man. [=made him look like an old man]他的白胡子使他看起来像是一位老者。 The playground gives every appearance of being a safe place for children [=the playground appears to be a safe place for children], but a tragic accident occurred there recently.从各方面看，对孩子而言那个操场似乎是安全的，但最近那里却发生了一次悲惨的事故。 3 [count] : the action of appearing : the fact that something or someone arrives or begins to be seen显露；出现 — usually singular通常用单数 The appearance of buds on the trees tells us that spring has arrived.树上长出的嫩芽告诉我们春天已经来临。 We were surprised by the appearance of smoke in the distance.远处冒出的烟雾使我们感到惊讶。 I wasn't expecting him to come and was surprised by his sudden appearance. [=I was surprised when he suddenly appeared/arrived]我没想到他会来，他的突然出现使我感到很意外。 4 [count] : the time when something begins to exist or is seen for the first time起源；出现 — usually singular通常用单数 The appearance [=creation] of the Internet has changed our culture in many ways.互联网的出现在许多方面改变了我们的文化。 The technology made its first appearance [=appeared for the first time] in the early 1980s.这项技术最早出现于20世纪80年代初。 Before the appearance of the telephone, people sent messages by telegraph.在发明电话之前，人们靠电报发送信息。 5 [count] : an act of being seen or heard by the public as an actor, politician, athlete, etc.演出；出席；参赛 He has announced that this will be his final/last appearance with the band. [=the last time that he will perform in public with the band]他宣布这将是他最后一次在这个乐队演出。 This is her first appearance [=the first time that she has competed] at/in the national championships.这是她首次参加全国锦标赛。 — often used with make常与make连用 She is making her first appearance at/in the national championships.她即将首次参加全国锦标赛。 Tonight, he is making his first public appearance since winning the award.今晚是他获奖后的首次公开亮相。 He'll be making a special guest appearance [=performing as a guest] on the popular television show next fall.明年秋天，他将作为特邀嘉宾出现在这档热播电视节目中。 6 [count] : the formal act of going in front of a person or group to speak, answer questions, etc.出庭；到案；应诉 One man has been convicted of the crime, and two others are awaiting court appearances. [=waiting to go to court]一人被判有罪，其他两人在等候出庭受审。 — often + before He is awaiting his appearance before a judge.他正在等候出庭受审。 She made an appearance before Congress last year.她去年到国会听证。 keep up appearances : to hide something bad by pretending that nothing is wrong佯装 Although they were getting a divorce, my parents thought it was important to keep up appearances.尽管我父母在闹离婚，但他们觉得装得若无其事很重要。 make an appearance or put in an appearance : to go to an event, gathering, etc., usually for a short period of time到场稍作停留；短暂露面 The candidate made an appearance at the rally.这名候选人在集会上露了一面。 The governor put in an appearance at the party.州长短暂出席了聚会。 |
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