There be 与 appear 搭配用时是 There appears to be…,意思是“好像有……”“看来有……”“仿佛有……”。如:
There appears to be a mistake.好像有一个错误。
There appears to be a problem with the oil pressure. 看来是油压出了问题。
There appears to be another outbreak of sickness among seals in the North Sea.看来北海的海豹又要爆发另一场疾病了。
There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressive stance.仿佛有愈加多的人支持领导层采取更为强势的立场。
以上各例中的 to be 不可以换成 to have,即:
但英语可以说 There appears to have 吗?回答是一定的,只是此时的 have 后应接 been,即此时的have been 仍是 be 的一种变体(即是 be 的完成式)。如:
There appears to have been an accident. 仿佛出了事故。



