appear vi. 1.出现,露出,显现。 2.出庭,出场,演出,(在公开场合)露面。 3.(书等)出版;发表。 4.变得明显。 5.显得,好像。 appear in public 露面。 appear in court 出庭,到案。 for reasons that do not appear 用含糊的理由。 appear on the stage 上台,演出。 He appears to have caught cold. 他似乎是受凉了。 He appears (to be) very young. 他显得很年轻。 It appears to me that you are right. 我觉得你是对的。 It appears that ... 似乎是…。 strange as it may appear 虽似奇怪〔插入语〕。
may n. 梅〔姓氏,女子名, Mary 的昵称〕。 n. 1.五月。 2.〔英国〕五朔节的庆祝活动。 3. 〔诗〕青春。 4.〔m-〕〔英国〕山楂属植物。 5.〔pl.〕(Cambridge 大学的)五月考试;五月赛艇。 the queen of (the) May = May queen. vi. 庆祝五朔节;采五月花。 I hope he may succeed. 希望他会成功 〔cf. might〕。 as best one may 极力设法,尽最大努力。 as the case may be 依情形,看情况。 be that as it may 虽然;就算是这样。 may as well ... 最好…,还是…好 (You may as well begin at once. 你最好立刻开始。You may as well go. 你还是去好〔其后 as not 的意义变得极弱而被省略〕)。 (it) may be 多半。 that may well be 这事很可能是有的。 n. 〔诗〕少女,姑娘。
While it may appear that the gap between rich and poor people is narrowing somewhat , recently released evidence suggests that the opposite is true 贫富之间的差距看似有一定的缩小,但是最近发布的证据表明事实正好相反。