seem
verb
siːm
verb
1
to
appear
to
exist
or
be
true,
or
to
have
a
particular
quality
看来,似乎,好像
Ann
didn’t
seem
very
sure.
安看起来并不十分肯定。
It
seems
a
foolish
decision
now.
现在看来这是一个愚蠢的决定。
seem
to
do
sth
The
rainbow
seemed
to
end
on
the
hillside.
那彩虹好像到山坡那边就断了。
seem
important/right/strange
etc
to
sb
Doesn’t
that
seem
weird
to
you?
你没觉得那有点怪异吗?
it
seems
to
sb
(that)
It
seems
to
me
you
don’t
have
much
choice.
照我看来,你没有多少选择的余地。
it
seems
(that)
It
seemed
that
Freeman
had
killed
the
man,
and
dumped
the
body
in
the
lake.
似乎是弗里曼杀死了这个男人,把尸体扔到了湖里。
it
seems
likely/unlikely/reasonable/clear
(that)
It
seems
likely
that
he
will
miss
Ireland’s
next
match.
看来他有可能会错过爱尔兰队的下一场比赛。
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like
]
Teri
seemed
like
a
nice
girl.
特里好像是个不错的女孩子。
Well,
it
seemed
like
a
good
idea
at
the
time.
噢,当时看来这好像是个不错的主意。
We
waited
for
what
seemed
like
hours
.
我们等了好像有好几个小时。
seem
as
if/as
though/like
It
seemed
as
if
the
end
of
the
world
had
come.
似乎世界末日已经来临。
It
seems
like
you’re
catching
a
cold,
Taylor.
你好像感冒了,泰勒。
‘So
Bill’s
leaving
her?’
‘
So
it
seems
(=it
appears
to
be
true)
.
’“这么说来,比尔要离开她?”“好像是这样。”
2
can’t/couldn’t seem to do sth
used
to
say
that
you
have
tried
to
do
something
but
cannot
do
it
似乎无法做某事〔用于表示某事已经试过但做不了〕
I
just
can’t
seem
to
relax.
我好像就是放松不下来。
3
used
to
make
what
you
are
saying
less
strong
or
certain,
and
more
polite
好像〔用于缓和语气或表示不确定和更为客气〕
seem
to
do
sth
I
seem
to
have
lost
my
car
keys.
我好像把汽车钥匙给弄丢了。
it
seems
(that)
/it
would
seem
(that)
It
would
seem
that
someone
left
the
building
unlocked.
好像是谁忘了锁楼门了。
4
Seem appear appear
and
have
the
same
meaning
but
is
more
formal.
seem
和 appear 意思相同,但 appear 更为正式
They
seem
upset.
他们好像不高兴。
This
appears
to
be
a
good
solution.
这似乎是个很好的解决办法。
5
look
You
use
to
say
how
someone
or
something
seems
to
you
when
you
look
at
them.
look
表示某人或某物看上去的感觉
Maureen
looked
tired.
莫琳看上去很累。
That
book
looks
good.
那本书看上去不错。
6
sound
You
use
to
say
how
someone
or
something
seems
to
you
when
you
hear
or
read
about
them,
or
hear
them.
sound
表示某人或某物听上去的感觉
She
sounds
a
lovely
person.
听起来她是个可爱的人。
The
party
sounded
great.
这次派对听上去很不错。
He
sounded
tired.
他听起来好像累了。
7
Seem
can
be
followed
by
an
adjective
or
an
adjective
and
noun.
seem
后面可跟形容词或形容词加名词
She
seemed
happy.
她似乎很开心。
He
seems
a
nice
man.
他这人似乎不错。
8
Seem
can
also
be
followed
by
a
verb
in
the
infinitive.
seem
后面也可跟动词不定式
His
story
seems
to
be
true.
他的故事似乎是真实的。
You
seem
to
think
it’s
my
fault.
你好像觉得这是我的错。
9
Seem as if as though as
can
be
followed
by
or
but
not
just
by
.
seem
后面可跟 as if 或 as though,但不可只跟 as
It
seems
a
small
thing
(NOT
不说
It
seems
as
a
small
thing)
,
but
it’s
very
important.
这看上去是件小事,但其实非常重要。
It
seemed
as
if
he
wanted
us
to
leave
(NOT
不说
it
seemed
as
he
wanted
...)
.
他好像想要我们离开。