v. 装作;似乎(seem的过去式)
v give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
v seem to be true, probable, or apparent
v appear to exist
v appear to one's own mind or opinion

seem的用法和样例:

例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. He seems to know everything.他似乎什么都懂。
  2. The children seem unaffected emotionally by their parent's divorce.孩子在情绪上似乎未受到父母离婚的影响。
  3. Well, funny things seem to be happening.哦,似乎有些怪事正在不断发生。
  4. I'm sorry, I seem to have mislaid my ticket.对不起,我的车票好像弄丢了。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作系动词S+~+(to be) n.
  1. He certainly didn't seem to be a fool.他当然不像是个傻瓜。
  2. She seems a sentimental woman.她像是一个多愁善感的女子。
  3. Mr. Owen seems a progressive writer.欧文先生像是个进步的作家。
  4. That seems not a bad idea.那看来不是坏主意。
  5. This seems a wonderful book.这好像是本很好的书。
  6. This seems a good place to picnic.这似乎是个野餐的好地方。
  7. Teaching seems a glorious way of living.教书看来是一种光荣的谋生方式。
S+~+(to be) adj.
  1. The young girl seems much better this morning.今天早上那个姑娘看上去好多了。
  2. The man seemed familiar, but I could not quite place him.这人很面熟,但是我记不清在哪儿见过他。
  3. Why does your mother seem so sad lately?为什么近来你母亲这样愁容满面?
  4. Things far off seem small.远处之物看上去小些。
  5. This apple seemed good but rotten inside.这个苹果看上去还不错,可里边烂了。
  6. What seems easy to the teacher often seems difficult to the pupils.在老师看来是容易的,在学生看来则往往是困难的。
  7. He doesn't seem to be afraid of it.他好像并不怕它。
  8. A thin person always seems to be taller than he really is.瘦的人总是比实际身高显得高些。
  9. To me it seems quite necessary.据我看,这好像是很必要的。
S+~+ v -ed
  1. She seemed very excited that day.那天她似乎很兴奋。
  2. He seemed not interested in doing anything those days.那些日子里他好像没有兴趣做任何事情。
  3. He seems quite contented and happy all the time.他好像总是非常知足和高兴。
  4. She didn't seem convinced by the argument.她似乎没有被那种论点说服。
S+~+ prep. -phrase
  1. He seemed a bit under the weather.他好像有点不舒服。
  2. You don't seem in high spirits today.你好像今天情绪不高。
  3. The driver seems out of humour these days.这个司机好像这些天情绪不高。
S+~+to- v
  1. The beautiful girl's coming seems to scent the air in the hall.美女的到来,仿佛使空气中增添了香气。
  2. The dog seems to like that bone.狗好像很喜欢那块骨头。
  3. I can't seem to stop coughing.我似乎无法停止咳嗽。
  4. She seems to have camped up the third act of the play.她在第三幕中表演得似乎过火了。
  5. The teacher seemed to have caught a cold.老师好像感冒了。
  6. She seems to have missed the train.她似乎没有赶上火车。
  7. I seem to have seen him somewhere before.我觉得好像以前曾在什么地方见到过他。
  8. It would not seem to do so.看来这样做不太合适吧。
  9. He can't seem to see.他好像看不见。
  10. I couldn't seem to get to sleep.看来我无法入睡。
S+~+(to be) v -ing
  1. The old man seemed gradually blending into the chair.这位老人逐渐和主席职位相融合。
  2. The main streets seemed shining in the sun.在阳光映射下,大街似乎闪闪发光。
  3. He seemed to be waiting for somebody.他好像在等什么人。
It ~s/ed (to me) that-clause
  1. It seems that you are lying.看来你在撒谎。
  2. It seemed that nobody knew anything about the matter.好像谁也不了解这件事。
  3. It seems that no one knew what had happened.似乎没有人知道发生了什么事。
  4. It seems that we have missed our chance.好像我们已失去了机会。
  5. I tried to get any kind of job but it seemed that the whole city had closed the door on me.我想随便找个工作干,但整个城市看来都拒不接受我。
  6. It doesn't seem that they were lying.他们似乎没有撒谎。
  7. It seems (to me) that you are mistaken.看来是你搞错了。
  8. It seems to me that Peter has seen nothing of life.在我看来,彼得还不懂人情世故。
It ~s/ed as if/though-clause
  1. It seems as if you are the first one here.看起来你是第一个来这儿的。
  2. It seemed as if the night would never end.黑夜似乎无尽头。
  3. It seems as though it was spring already.现在好像是春天了。
  4. It seems as though you were her son.你好像是她的儿子似的。
It ~s/ed adj. / n. to- v
  1. It seems good to have a drink now.现在喝点什么倒还不错。
  2. It seemed a pity to refuse.拒绝似乎是可惜的。
There seems...
  1. There seems to be trouble soon.好像不久就会有麻烦发生。
  2. There seems to be a mistake.好像有一处错误。
  3. There doesn't seem to have been any difficulty over this question.在这个问题上似乎没出现什么困难。
  4. There seems something wrong with the computer.计算机似乎出了毛病。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
seem like (v.+prep.)
    仿佛…似的 look like sthseem like sb/sth

    She seems like a reasonable person.

    她看来是个通情达理的人。

    It seemed like a good idea.

    那似乎是个好主意。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • seem a clever boy看来是个聪明的小伙子
  • seem a very wonderful book看来好像是一本极好看的书
  • seem an honest man好像是个老实人
  • seem not a bad idea似乎是个不坏的想法
~+介词
  • seem in high spirits似乎情绪很高
  • seem not in the mood好像没有心情
  • seem like好像
  • seem on the watch to control oneself好像准备着随时克制
  • seem out of humour似乎心情不好
  • seem out of one's mind似乎走了神

经典引文

  • Young women are not the angels they seem to be.

    出自:F. Brooke
  • It seemed as if earth had..flowered into a paradise.

    出自:M. C. Harris
  • A tendency to use the wrong words made her seem..incompetent.

    出自:V. Woolf
  • The whole body, without seeming to move, had moved.

    出自:J. Steinbeck
  • 'What seems to be the trouble?' asked the operator.

    出自:G. Markstein
  • Romantic heroes always seem to be wandering among ruins.

    出自:A. Brookner
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