新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

appearanceIELTS重点词汇

英 [əˈpɪərəns]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

appearances
1. [C 可数名词] （在公共活动或广播中的）露面
When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
双语例句
例：
It was the president's second public appearance to date.
这是迄今该总统的第二次公开露面。
2. [SING 单数型名词] 外表 , 外观
Someone's or something's appearance is the way that they look.
近义词
look
双语例句
例：
She used to be so fussy about her appearance.
她过去过分在意自己的外表。
例：
He had the appearance of a college student.
他外表看上去象是大学生。
例：
A flat-roofed extension will add nothing to the value or appearance of the house.
加建一个平顶房既不能令这栋房屋增值也不能使其更美观。
3. [SING 单数型名词] （尤指出人意料的）出现
The appearance of someone or something in a place is their arrival there, especially when it is unexpected.
双语例句
例：
The sudden appearance of a few bags of rice could start a riot.
突然出现几袋大米可能会引起一场骚乱。
4. [SING 单数型名词] 问世
The appearance of something new is its coming into existence or use.
双语例句
例：
Flowering plants were making their first appearance, but were still a rarity.
有花植物初现，但是依然少见。
5. [SING 单数型名词] 表象
If something has the appearance of a quality, it seems to have that quality.
双语例句
例：
We tried to meet both children's needs without the appearance of favouritism or unfairness.
我们尽量不表现出偏爱或不公平，同时满足两个孩子的要求。

PHRASE. 习语

by all appearances , from all appearances , to all appearances
1. 从外表来看
If something is true by all appearances, from all appearances, or to all appearances, it seems from what you observe or know about it that it is true.
双语例句
例：
He was a small and by all appearances an unassuming man.
他个子小，看上去不装腔作势。