seem
音标发音
- 英式音标 [siːm]
- 美式音标 [siːm]
- 国际音标 [si:m]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vi. 似乎;像是;装作
- n. (Seem)人名;(英)西姆
词源解说
- 1200年进入英语,直接源自古北欧语的soema,意为适应。
用法辨析
- seem的基本意思是“好像”“似乎”,指根据某迹象按照自己的主观印象、看法作出的主观判断或个人推断,虽然有一定的根据,但并不一定是事实。通常不用于进行体。
- seem表示“感觉”时可接“to be+名词或形容词”、介词短语、动词不定式、现在分词、过去分词作表语。在接名词作表语时,如名词前有形容词修饰, to be可以省略,如没有形容词修饰, to be则不可省略,在形容词作主语补足语时to be不可省略,其余情况下to be常省略。
- seem还可接连词that或连词短语as if〔though〕引导的从句作表语, as if〔though〕的从句常用陈述语气, that从句可用于陈述语气,也可用虚拟语气。此时主语多为非人称代词it。
- 当句子主语由动词不定式充当时多采用以it作形式主语的结构。
- 在含有seem的句子中,有时可插入to sb。为了强调,有时to sb 可移至句首。
- seem还可用于存在句中, seem的主语可为名词、代词或动词不定式(多为to be), seem的形式要与其后的主语一致。
- 在美式英语中seem常用于转移否定句型。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- He certainly didn't seem to be a fool.
他当然不像是个傻瓜。 - The young girl seems much better this morning.
今天早上那个姑娘看上去好多了。 - She seemed very excited that day.
那天她似乎很兴奋。 - He seemed a bit under the weather.
他好像有点不舒服。 - 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。 - The old man seemed gradually blending into the chair.
这位老人逐渐和主席职位相融合。 - It seems that you are lying.
看来你在撒谎。 - It seems as if you are the first one here.
看起来你是第一个来这儿的。 - It seems good to have a drink now.
现在喝点什么倒还不错。 - There seems to be trouble soon.
好像不久就会有麻烦发生。
用作动词 (v.)
用作系动词: S+~+(to be) n.
S+~+(to be) adj.
S+~+ v -ed
S+~+ prep. -phrase
S+~+to- v
S+~+(to be) v -ing
It ~s/ed (to me) that-clause
It ~s/ed as if/though-clause
It ~s/ed adj. / n. to- v
There seems...
词组短语
- 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
- seem in high spirits 似乎情绪很高
- seem not in the mood 好像没有心情
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
~+介词
英英字典
- to give the effect of being; to be judged to be
- You use seem to say that someone or something gives the impression of having a particular quality, or of happening in the way you describe.
- You use seem when you are describing your own feelings or thoughts, or describing something that has happened to you, in order to make your statement less forceful.
- If you say that you cannot seem or could not seem to do something, you mean that you have tried to do it and were unable to.
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专业释义
- 似乎;像是;装作