appear主要用作动词，既可以用作及物动词，也可以用作不及物动词，基本意思是“出现；出版；显得；好像；登场”。在用法上要注意的是，在以动词不定式或that从句作主语时，一般须以it作形式主语，放在句首，而将该动词不定式或that从句置于appear之后。

　　常见句型

　　When we reached the top of the hill,the town appeared below us.

　　当我们到达山顶时，市镇就呈现在我们脚下。

　　This magazine will appear fortnightly.

　　这杂志将两周出一期。

　　The works appeared first as a serial in a newspaper.

　　那部作品最初是在一家报纸上连载的。

　　It appears to be unlikely that he will take the position.

　　看来他不太可能就任这个职务。

　　It appears to be a blunder that he should have used that word.

　　他既然使用这个字眼，看来是个大错。

　　appear词汇搭配

　　appear distinctly清晰地出现appear fortnightly双周出版

　　appear impressively外观印象很深appear mysteriously神秘地出现

　　appear originally最初发表appear serially连载

　　appear on the scene出现在现场appear on the stage登台演出