名词

1. 出席；参加；露面
When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.

2. 外貌；外表；外观
Someone's or something's appearance is the way that they look.

3. （尤指出乎意料的）到来，出现
The appearance of someone or something in a place is their arrival there, especially when it is unexpected.

4. 出现;开始使用;问世
The appearance of something new is its coming into existence or use.

5. 样子;表现
If something has the appearance of a quality, it seems to have that quality.

6. 从外表看来;显然
If something is true to all appearances ,from all appearances, or by all appearances, it seems from what you observe or know about it that it is true.

7. 装样子；撑场面；打肿脸充胖子
If you keep up appearances, you try to behave and dress in a way that people expect of you, even if you can no longer afford it.

8. 露一下面;到场稍作停留
If you put in an appearance at an event, you go to it for a short time although you may not really want to, but do not stay.

1. the act of appearing in public view

e.g. the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period
it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America

2. pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

e.g. they try to keep up appearances
that ceremony is just for show

Synonym: show

3. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

Synonym: appearingcoming into court

4. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

Synonym: visual aspect

5. a mental representation

e.g. I tried to describe his appearance to the police

6. the event of coming into sight