appearance

美 [ə'pɪrəns]

英 [ə'pɪərəns]

复数：appearances

搭配

v.+n.

make appearance

adj.+n.

personal appearance,sudden appearance,elegant appearance,public appearance,strange appearance

appearance

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外观way sth looks/seems

1.	[c][u] 外貌；外观；外表the way that sb/sth looks on the outside; what sb/sth seems to be

	the physical/outward/external appearance of sth 某物的外观
	She had never been greatly concerned about her appearance. 她从来不怎么注重外貌。
	The dog was similar in general appearance to a spaniel. 这条狗总的来看像西班牙猎狗。
	He gave every appearance of(= seemed very much to be) enjoying himself. 他处处表现得很快活。
	Judging by appearances can be misleading. 单凭外表判断可能出错。
	To all appearances(= as far as people could tell) he was dead. 从一切迹象来看，他已经死了。
	When she lost all her money, she was determined to keep up appearances(= hide the true situation and pretend that everything was going well) . 她把钱全亏光时，决意佯装若无其事。

到达sb/sth arriving

2.	[c][ususing] （尤指突然的）抵达，到来the fact of sb/sth arriving, especially when it is not expected

	The sudden appearance of a security guard caused them to drop the money and run. 保安人员突然出现，他们丢下钱就跑了。
	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) . 我不想去参加这个聚会，不过我认为最好还是去露个面。

3.	[c][ususing] 起源；出现；首次使用the moment at which sth begins to exist or starts to be seen or used

	the early appearance of daffodils in spring 春来早开的水仙
	the appearance of organic vegetables in the supermarkets 有机蔬菜在超级市场上市

公开in public

4.	[c] 公开露面；演出；出庭an act of appearing in public, especially as a performer, politician, etc., or in court

	The Dutch player will make his first appearance for Liverpool this Saturday. 这名荷兰球员将于本星期六在利物浦队中首次亮相。
	The singer's first public appearance was at the age of eight. 这位歌手八岁时初次登台演出。
	the defendant's appearance in court 被告出庭

出版；广播being published/broadcast

5.	[c][ususing] 出版；广播an act of being published or broadcast

the appearance of claims about the minister's private life in the press

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