reappear

reappear — verb

1. to come into sight or be seen once more after being absent or missing for a whil

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to come into sight or be seen once more after being absent or missing for a while

例句

Eitan's cat reappeared at the back door after three days, looking thin but unharmed.

reappear + after [time period]

When the sun reappeared from behind the clouds, the children ran outside to play.

reappear + from [location]

同義詞
  • re-emerge

    slightly more formal; often used for ideas, trends, or people coming from obscurity

  • resurface

    can be literal (from water) or metaphorical (issues, memories); slightly dramatic tone

  • come back

    informal, conversational; broader in meaning, includes returning to a place or state

反義詞
  • disappear

    the direct opposite — to cease to be visible

  • vanish

    more sudden or dramatic disappearance

文法句型

reappear

reappear + adverb/prepositional phrase

用法筆記

Intransitive only — no direct object follows. Frequently used with time phrases (after [duration]) or location phrases (in/at/from [place]). The prefix re- signals that the subject was present before, then absent, then visible again.

常見錯誤

❌The cat reappeared its owner after a week.
✅The cat reappeared after a week.
💡reappear is intransitive and never takes a direct object.
❌She reappeared the book on the shelf.
✅The book reappeared on the shelf.
💡you cannot reappear something; something reappears on its own.