Nghĩa là gì: appears

appear /ə'piə/

nội động từ
- xuất hiện, hiện ra, ló ra
- trình diện; ra mắt
  - to appear before a court: ra hầu toà
  - to appear on the stage: ra sân khấu (diễn viên)
- được xuất bản (sách)
  - the book will appear in a week: một tuần nữa cuốn sách sẽ được xuất bản
- hình như, có vẻ
  - there appears to be a mistake: hình như có một sự lầm lẫn
- biểu lộ, lộ ra

stop your ears Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

all ears

listening carefully, trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting, I was all ears. I loved to hunt.

be all ears

be eager to hear what someone has to say.

believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

can't believe my ears

cannot believe what I hear, it is unbelievable The cat is babysitting the kids? I can't believe my ears!

coming out of our ears

having too many, having too much Everybody brought salad. We had salad coming out of our ears!

couldn't believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

crocodile tears

a show of sorrow that is not really felt He cried crocodile tears when he discovered that he couldn

donkey's years

a very long time I talked to my friend for a long time because I hadn't seen her in donkey's years.

dress rehearsal

the last rehearsal before the performance, dry run All actors must come to the dress rehearsal - our last practice.

ears pinned back

told to behave, disciplined The rowdy kid needs his ears pinned back. Tell him to behave.

fall on deaf ears

talk to people who will not listen, really deaf If you talk to the workers about management's problems, your message will fall on deaf ears.

get on in years

getting older, over the hill When Mother broke her hip, she was 77 - getting on in years.

getting on in years

(See get on in years)

give you the gears

fool you, tease you, josh you, pull your leg When Dad said you would have to pay for cleaning the carpet, he was giving you the gears.

golden years

65 years of age or older, sunset years Dad is retired now, enjoying his golden years.

have my ears lowered

get a haircut, have my hair cut When my hair is long, I go and have my ears lowered!

it appears to me

this is what I see, I believe this happened It appears to me that this car swerved to avoid a collision.

little pitchers have big ears

little children often overhear things that they are not supposed to hear Little pitchers have big ears she said when she saw her daughter standing at the door listening to her talking to her husband.

move you to tears

cause you to feel sadness or sympathy, touch you The songs in Gorecki's Third Symphony will move you to tears.

music to my ears

good news, a message that makes me happy When she called my name, it was music to my ears.

on in years

(See get on in years)

reduce to tears

ask hurtful questions until someone cries The lawyer's hurtful questions soon reduced Karla to tears.

speak of the devil and he appears

a person comes just when one is talking about him "Speak of the devil and he appears," I said just as our colleague who we were talking about walked in the door.

still wet behind the ears

still quite young, the tender age of When we moved to Boston, you were still wet behind the ears.

sunset years

senior years, over 65, golden years Will you still love me when I'm old - in my sunset years?

twilight years

senior years, over 70, golden years Grandma wants to keep her own home during her twilight years.

wet behind the ears

(See still wet behind the ears)

within earshot

close enough to hear, under my breath Lil was within earshot of the radio during the newscast. She heard it.

apples and pears

stairs. Possibly the most commonly expressed piece of Cockney rhyming slang that is used as an example of such, or used in jocular mimicry. The term is infrequently heard used in genuine daily use

cloth-ears

someone who has poor hearing or doesn't pay attention to imparted information; cloth-eared: deaf

all ears/eyes

attentive（by listening or looking closely）全神贯注地倾听（注视）
Now children，I want you to be all ears in class．孩子们，我要求你们在课堂上专心听讲。

prick up one's ears

come to attention；begin to listen closely侧耳倾听；警觉起来
The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her．当听到他们在谈她时，这妇女竖起耳朵倾听。
The sentry pricked up his ears at the strange sound．耳边传来奇怪的声响，哨兵顿时警觉起来。

shut one's ears to

not pay attention to不看；不听
There's sense shutting your eyes to facts．闭眼不看事实是没有道理的。
He shut his ears to all appeals for help．他对一切求援的呼吁充耳不闻。

shut one's eyes/ears to

smile through one's tears

smile while weeping破涕为笑
Hearing of his arrival，she smiled through her tears．听说他来了，她破涕为笑。

well up in years

Idiom(s): well up in years

Theme: AGE - OLD

aged; old.
• Jane's husband is well up in years. He is nearly 75.
• Joan's well up in years but healthy.

Walls have ears

Idiom(s): Walls have ears

Theme: PRIVACY

We may be overheard.
• Let's not discuss this matter here. Walls have ears, you know.
• Shhh. Walls have ears. Someone may be listening.

vale of tears

Idiom(s): vale of tears

Theme: LIFE

the earth; mortal life on earth. (A "valley" of tears.)
• When it comes time for me to leave this vale of tears, I hope I can leave some worthwhile memories behind.
• Uncle Fred left this vale of tears early this morning.

up in years

Idiom(s): up in years AND advanced in years; along in years; on in years

Theme: AGE - OLD

old; elderly.
• My uncle is up in years and can't hear too well.
• Many people lose their hearing somewhat when they are along in years.

shed crocodile tears

Idiom(s): shed crocodile tears AND cry crocodile tears

Theme: DECEPTION

to shed false tears; to pretend that one is weeping.
• The child wasn't hurt, but she shed crocodile tears anyway.
• He thought he could get his way if he cried crocodile tears.

pin one's ears back

Idiom(s): pin one's ears back

Theme: SCOLDING

to scold someone severely; to beat someone. (Slang.)
• Tom pinned my ears back because I insulted him.
• I got very mad at John and wanted to pin his ears back, but I didn't.

get along in years

Idiom(s): get along (in years)

Theme: AGE - OLD

to grow older.
• Grandfather is getting along in years.
• Yes, he's really getting along.

burst into tears

Idiom(s): burst into tears AND burst out crying

Theme: CRYING

to begin to cry suddenly.
• After the last notes of her song, the audience burst into tears, such was its beauty and tenderness.
• The brother and sister burst into tears on hearing of the death of their dog.
• Some people find themselves bursting out crying for no reason at all.

break into tears

Idiom(s): break (out) in(to) tears

Theme: CRYING

to start crying suddenly.
• I was so sad that I broke out into tears.
• I always break into tears at a funeral.
• It's hard not to break out in tears under those circumstances.

blood, sweat, and tears

Idiom(s): blood, sweat, and tears

Theme: EFFORT

the signs of great personal effort. (Fixed order.)
• There will be much blood, sweat, and tears before we have completed this project.
• After years of blood, sweat, and tears, Timmy finally earned a college degree.

all eyes and ears

Idiom(s): be all eyes (and ears)

Theme: ALERTNESS

to be alert for something to happen; to wait eagerly for something to happen or for someone or something to appear.
• There they were, sitting at the table, all eyes. The birthday cake was soon to be served.
• Nothing can escape my notice. I'm all eyes and ears.

up to one's ears in

Idiom(s): up to one's neck (in something) AND up to one's ears (in sth); up to one's eyeballs (in sth)

Theme: INVOLVEMENT

having a lot of something; very much involved in something. (Informal.)
• I can't come to the meeting. I'm up to my neck in these reports.
• Mary is up to her ears in her work.
• I am up to my eyeballs in things to do! I can't do any more!

not dry behind the ears

Idiom(s): wet behind the ears AND not dry behind the ears

Theme: AGE - YOUTH

young and inexperienced.
•John's too young to take on a job like this! He's still wet behind the ears!
• He may be wet behind the ears, but he's well trained and totally competent.
• Tom is going into business by himself? Why, he's hardly dry behind the ears.
• That kid isn't dry behind the ears. He'll go broke in a month.

cry crocodile tears

along in years

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at one's mercy at full tilt at any cost arrive on the scene arrive in a body along in years all worked up all skin and bones all over the world all kidding aside alive and well advanced in years add fuel to the flame