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appearance

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ap·pear·ance /əˈpɪərəns $ əˈpɪr-/ ●●● W2 noun  
1  way SB/STH looks 外表 [countableC, uncountableU]APPEARANCE the way someone or something looks to other people 外表；外观
 He was always criticising his wife’s appearance.
他老是批评妻子的外表。
appearance of
 They’ve changed the appearance of the whole building.
他们改变了整幢建筑的外观。
 We are often attracted to somebody first by their physical appearance.
我们经常先被一个人的外貌吸引。
 Women, in general, tend to be more concerned than men about their personal appearance.
总的来说，女性比男性更注重自己的仪容。
 She had an outward appearance of calm, but deep down she was really worried.
她表面上很镇静，内心却十分担忧。
 The metal posts spoiled the appearance of the garden.
金属柱子破坏了花园的外观。
 A garnish helps to enhance the appearance of any dish.
装饰菜能为任何菜肴增色。
 She’s the kind of woman who takes pride in her appearance.
她是那种对自己的外貌感到自豪的女人。
 You shouldn’t judge by appearances.
你不该以貌取人。
 They work hard at school without giving the appearance of being particularly hard-working.
他们在学校里学习很用功，只是表面上并不显得特别如此。
 The case had all the appearances of a straightforward murder.
从所有迹象来看，这个案件都像一宗简单的谋杀。
 The pupils looked angelic – but appearances can be deceptive.
这些学生看上去如天使一般，但外表可能是会骗人的。
 He was, to all appearances, a respectable, successful businessman.
从各方面看，他都是个体面而成功的商人。
2  SB takes part in a public event 某人参加公开活动 [countableC]PERFORM when a famous person takes part in a film, concert, or other public event 露面；演出
 It was his first public appearance since the election.
这是选举后他首次公开露面。
 He made his last appearance for the club in the Cup Final.
他在足总杯决赛中最后一次为这个俱乐部出战。
appearance money/fee (=money paid to a famous person to attend an event) 出场费
3  STH new starts to exist 新事物开始出现EXIST [singular] when something new begins to exist or starts being used 首次出现[使用]；问世
appearance of
 The industry has changed greatly with the appearance of new technologies.
新技术问世后，这一行业出现了天翻地覆的变化。
 the appearance of buds on the trees
树上抽出新芽
4  arrival 到达 [countableC usually singular]APPEAR the unexpected or sudden arrival of someone or something 〔出其不意的〕到来，出现
appearance of
 Eileen was deep in concentration, and the sudden appearance of her daughter startled her.
艾琳正全神贯注，女儿突然出现吓了她一跳。
5  keep up appearances PRETENDto dress and behave in the way in which people expect you to, especially to hide your true situation 保持体面，维持面子；装样子
 She just wanted to keep up appearances for the kids.
为了孩子，她一心要保持体面。
Examples from the Corpus
keep up appearances• For now, I can keep up appearances and still go to the same restaurants as my friends.• A travel iron is useful for keeping up appearances on holiday.• All my efforts were concentrated on keeping up appearances during those two hours of the day when I was with them.• Sometimes a mood, or a phase of the menstrual cycle, will bring about a definite aversion to keeping up appearances.• We all have to keep up appearances while we wait for the tide to turn.• They spend all they have to keep up appearances.• She put Christmas decorations in the window just to keep up appearances.• Man on the move Everything a man need to keep up appearances while he's away from home.• He still took care to be rude and truculent at school to keep up appearances, but the old venom had faded.• Of course, he tries to keep up appearances, but he lives entirely off borrowed money.• She just wanted to keep up appearances for the kids.
6. for appearances’ sake/for the sake of appearances PRETENDif you do something for appearances’ sake, you are trying to behave how people expect you to, especially to hide your true situation or feelings 为了面子的关系
7  put in an appearance/make an appearance GO TO/ATTENDto go to an event for a short time, because you think you should rather than because you want to 露一下面
 At least Marc managed to put in an appearance at the party.
至少，马克做到了在聚会上露了一面。
8  at a law court/meeting 在法庭/会议上 [countableC]TRIAL an occasion when someone goes to a court of law or official meeting to give information, answer questions etc 出庭；出席
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the way someone or something looks to other people
adjectives
somebody's/something's physical appearance
If you want to improve your physical appearance, eat well and exercise.
somebody's personal appearance
Teenagers are very conscious of their personal appearance.
somebody's/something's odd/strange appearance
Children sometimes stared at him because of his odd appearance.
a distinctive/striking appearance (=unusual and interesting)
The unusual leaves give the plant a distinctive appearance.
an attractive/handsome/pleasing etc appearance
Large blue eyes set in a long thin face give him a striking and attractive appearance.
somebody's youthful appearance
She was no longer a young woman, despite her youthful appearance.
the outward appearance
Beneath the outward appearance of confidence, she is very shy.
the general/overall appearance
The second phase of the project is to improve the town’s overall appearance.
the visual appearance
Intensive farming changed the visual appearance of the countryside.
verbs
have a ... appearance
The young girl had a pleasing appearance.
improve/enhance the appearance of something/somebody
Fresh air improves the appearance of the skin.
change/alter the appearance of something
The proposed dam will change the appearance of the surrounding countryside enormously.
give something/somebody a … appearance
His uniform gave him an official appearance.
phrases
take pride in your appearance (=make an effort to look good)
She seems to take no pride at all in her personal appearance these days.
judge by appearances (=make judgements based on the way someone or something looks)
You shouldn’t judge by appearances.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: when a famous person takes part in a film, concert, or other public event
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + appearance
somebody's first/second/last etc appearance
This is the band's last appearance in the UK before a 46-date tour of Europe.
a public appearance
In his first public appearance since his election, the president-elect ruled out talks with the United States.
a radio/TV appearance
John hated the endless TV appearances to promote each new album.
a guest appearance (=an appearance by a famous person on a TV show or at a musical event, in addition to the people who usually take part)
He made several guest appearances on the show in the 1960s.
a cameo appearance (=a short appearance in a film or play by a well-known actor or person )
Alfred Hitchcock always made a cameo appearance in his own films.
a personal appearance
The First Lady is asked to make a large number of personal appearances for worthy causes.
a live appearance
Troy's first live appearance was at last year's Montreux Jazz Festival.
a Wembley/Hollywood Bowl etc appearance
He led the Broncos to three Super Bowl appearances in twelve years.
a farewell appearance (=a last appearance)
His farewell appearance for the club was made in front of a packed crowd.
verbs
make an appearance
The president made a dramatic appearance on nationwide television to announce a fresh peace initiative.
appearance + NOUN
appearance fee/money (=the money someone is paid to appear somewhere)
He gave his appearance fee to charity.
n THESAURUS
appearance the way someone or something looks to other people
She’d had plastic surgery to change her appearance.
The mushrooms are similar in appearance to poisonous ones, so you have to be careful.
looks someone’s appearance, especially when considering how good-looking they are. Looks is more informal than appearance
Girls of that age are always worried about their looks.
People generally describe him as having boyish good looks.
image the appearance and character that a person, organization, product etc deliberately tries to produce
She wowed fans with her sleek new image.
The scandal has damaged her image as an honest politician.
The car has a racy new image.
aspect literary the appearance of someone or something
The costume gives his character an even more sinister aspect.
Examples from the Corpus
appearance• You must be very pleased with its production and appearance.• This mushroom looks harmless enough, but appearances can be deceptive and it is in fact very poisonous.• Judging by appearances, things are back to normal.• The Christmas lights gave the house a festive appearance.• Products in this category can be rapidly restored to a remarkably fresh appearance by the addition of water.• I wish she'd do something about her appearance - she's always such a mess.• The mushrooms are similar in appearance to poisonous one, so you have to be careful.• Concentrate on the content of your essay, not its appearance.• Later I put one on the wall of my study so that I could watch these changes in my appearance.• A layer of sand will give a natural appearance to the bottom of the aquarium.• The military activity was in stark contrast to the peaceful appearance of the islands.• Personal appearances always seemed to be a bone of contention.• The wall was painted with little squares to give the appearance of mosaic.• Karen gives the appearance of being confident, but she isn't really.• The waitress, although she was only about 40, had the appearance of a very old woman.• The appearance of a drug that promotes sleep without depressing the central nervous sys-tem has been long awaited.• The nematodes are commonly called roundworms, from their appearance in cross-section.• O'Brien's article suggests ways to improve your appearance.
to all appearances• To all appearances, they were a happily married couple.• To all appearances Aboyeur was a no-hoper and Craganour a certainty.• To all appearances the personal relationship that Reagan had hoped to establish with Gorbachev was quick in the making.• To all appearances, it had been a completely normal day.• To all appearances, it kept a grip on at least 30 million Muslimsmore than the entire population of the Maghreb today.• The topsoil could then be pushed back across the site and to all appearances undisturbed agricultural land was left.• And, to all appearances, neither does Black.• The lobster slumped instantly, to all appearances dead, and being limp was easier to place in the pot.• And how is it possible that, to all appearances, neither the Treasury nor its chief secretary knew about it?
appearance money/fee• I joked that I had to go and collect my $ 40,000 appearance money.• Several national organizing committees look at shoe companies and appearance fees as a threat to their authority.• He missed the cut by eight strokes, collected his six-figure appearance fee, and split for a month at home.• Simpson will receive only one pound, about $ 1. 53, in appearance money, a Granada spokesman said.• Not to ask for any more appearance money. 5.• The air was thick with paranoia as the conversation turned to the perfidious question of appearance money.• As an act's appearance fees become higher, the agent may settle for a smaller percentage.• The appearance money due to Newcastle was withheld.
ap·pear·ance noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
→n THESAURUS1
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