
"She seems to be sleeping" "This appears to be a very difficult problem" "This project looks fishy" "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
"He suddenly appeared at the wedding" "A new star appeared on the horizon"
"Did your latest book appear yet?" "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
"It seems that he is very gifted" "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
"Then the computer came along and changed our lives" "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"
"Gielgud appears briefly in this movie" "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"
"He had to appear in court last month" "She appeared on several charges of theft"
误 Complaints about soaring prices appeared everywhere.
正 Complaints about soaring prices could be heard everywhere.
析appear指能被看到的,而complaint只用于“能被听到”,不表示 “能被看到”。
他今天看上去很生气。误 He appeared very angrily today.
正 He appeared very angry today.
析appear用作系动词时,只能与形容词连用,不能与副词连用。
他常常是不速之客,而且来了坐下就吃。误 He often appeared unexpected and invited himself to lunch.
正 He often appeared unexpectedly and invited himself to lunch.
析appear作“出现”解时,是不及物动词,不能与形容词连用。
他显得很伤心。误 He is appearing very sad.
正 He appears very sad.
析appear不能用于进行体,可用一般现在时表示目前的状况。
在他眼前展现出一派秋收大忙的景象。误 There a busy scene of autumn harvesting appeared before his eyes.
正 There appeared before his eyes a busy scene of autumn harvesting.
析appear用于存在句型时,相当于be,需置于引导词there之后,主语之前,构成主谓倒装。