Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
appear [əˈpɪər]
vi
1
(=seem) 看起来(來) kànqǐlái
- He appears confident.
他看起来(來)很有信心。 Tā kànqǐlái hěn yǒu xìnxīn.
2
(=come into view, begin to develop) 出现(現) chūxiàn
- Two men suddenly appeared at the door.
两(兩)个(個)男人突然出现(現)在门(門)口。 Liǎng gè nánrén tūrán chūxiàn zài ménkǒu.
- The flowers appear in early summer.
这种花开在初夏。 Zhè zhǒng huā kāizài chūxià.
3
(=become available) 问(問)世 wènshì
- New diet books appear every week.
每周(週)都有新的减(減)肥食谱(譜)出售。 Měi zhōu dōu yǒu xīn de jiǎnféi shípǔ chūshòu.
4 (in court) 出庭 chūtíng
- to appear to be/have
看起来(來)是/有 kànqǐlái shì/yǒu
- The aircraft appears to have crashed.
这(這)架飞(飛)机(機)看起来(來)是已经(經)坠(墜)毁(毀)了。 Zhè jià fēijī kànqǐlái shì yǐjīng zhuìhuǐ le.
- it appears/it would appear that…
看起来(來)似乎是… kànqǐlái sìhū shì…
- to appear in a play/film
出演电(電)视(視)剧(劇)/电(電)影 chūyǎn diànshìjù/diànyǐng
在这些条目还发现'appear at':
在英文解释里: