- 词义辨析
appear, look, seem
这三个词都可用作系动词,表示“看起来”。它们的区别是:1.在含义上, appear 强调外表上给人的某种印象,有时含实质上并非如此的意思; look意味着看上去如此,实际亦是如此; seem 则暗示判断有一定根据,这种判断往往接近事实。例如:He appears to be very young.他看上去很年轻。(实际上不一定如此)He looks to be very young.他看上去很年轻。(实际上也年轻)He seems to be very young.他看上去很年轻。(可能他的确很年轻)2.在用法上,这三个词都可跟形容词或“to be+形容词或名词”结构,也可用于It appears〔appeared〕/looks〔looked〕/seems〔seemed〕 as if...结构。但是, appear 和seem跟to- v 时仍表示“看起来”,而look 接to- v 则是“盼望”的意思。例如:He appears〔seems〕 to know it.他看来知道这件事。He looks to hear from you.他期待你来信。另外, appear 和seem可用于It appears〔appeared〕/seems〔seemed〕 that...结构,而look不能。例如:我看他似乎很喜欢看这部小说。[误] It looks to me that he enjoys read- ing the novel.[正] It appears〔seems〕 to me that he enjoys reading the novel.还有, appear 和seem一般不用于进行体; 而look可用现在进行时,这和一般现在时所表示的意思无多大区别。例如:You are looking〔look〕 very unhappy.你看起来很不高兴。
appear, emerge, loom
这三个词共同的意思是“出现”,它们的区别是:appear强调的是公开露面; emerge指从某个掩蔽处出现或摆脱遮挡物而被看见,强调“缓缓出现”; loom则强调眼前出现的物体好像从云雾中发出,无明显轮廓,即“朦胧出现”。
appear,emerge,show,loom
这些动词均有“出现”之意。appear强调公开露面,被看见。emerge侧重缓缓出现的过程。show语气较强,强调“露出来”。loom指朦胧出现,好像从雾中浮现出来一样。
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Pressure appears to be mounting for conformity in how people speak English.
要求人们讲规范英语的压力似乎越来越大。
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- appear as表现为;
- appear in出版;出庭;表演;在(某处)出现;
- appear at在…出现; 显露;出庭; 演出;
- appear in court[法]出庭;
- appear before(在…之前)出现;出庭;
- appear on the stage上台;上场;出台;
- appear to似乎,好像;
- it appears that看来,似乎是;
- appear to be似乎有;
- appear under以…出现;
- appear on在…出现;表演;
- appear for代理…出庭;
- appear in print(作者)作品已出版;
- appear on the scene出现在舞台上;登场;受到人们注意;出场;
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- requirement n.要求,必要条件;需要的东西;
- car n.小汽车;轿车;(某种类型的)火车车厢
- rainbow n.彩虹;
- redden vt.& vi.(使)变红;vi.(由于羞愧、愤怒、天气热等)脸变红;
- stress n.精神压力;强调;重音;v.强调;重读;使疲惫不堪;
- thrill n.激动;一阵强烈的感觉;v.使狂喜;
- cautious adj.小心的,谨慎的;
- alarm n.惊恐;警报;闹铃;动员令;vt.使惊恐;警告;给(门等)安装警报器;
- kick v.踢;踢蹬;生自己的气;射门得分;n.踢;踢球;极度兴奋;刺激性;
- complain v.抱怨,发牢骚;
- random adj.随机的;奇怪的;任意的;
- pulse n.脉搏;[无线电](电磁波等)脉动;活力;有节奏的跳动(或拍打);vi.(心脏)跳动;脉动;搏动;震动;