seem

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• 英式音标 [siːm]
• 美式音标 [siːm]
• 国际音标 [si:m]
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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。

同根派生

同根词
• 词根：seem
adv.
• seemingly看来似乎；表面上看来

• seem相关词

用法辨析

v. (动词)

• 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。

• seem使用方法
• seem详细辨析

英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作系动词: S+～+(to be) n.

• He certainly didn't seem to be a fool.
  他当然不像是个傻瓜。

S+～+(to be) adj.

• The young girl seems much better this morning.
  今天早上那个姑娘看上去好多了。

S+～+ v -ed

• She seemed very excited that day.
  那天她似乎很兴奋。

S+～+ prep. -phrase

• He seemed a bit under the weather.
  他好像有点不舒服。

S+～+to- v

• 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。

S+～+(to be) v -ing

• The old man seemed gradually blending into the chair.
  这位老人逐渐和主席职位相融合。

It ～s/ed (to me) that-clause

• It seems that you are lying.
  看来你在撒谎。

It ～s/ed as if/though-clause

• It seems as if you are the first one here.
  看起来你是第一个来这儿的。

It ～s/ed adj. / n. to- v

• It seems good to have a drink now.
  现在喝点什么倒还不错。

There seems...

• There seems to be trouble soon.
  好像不久就会有麻烦发生。

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词组短语

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

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to give the effect of being; to be judged to be

柯林斯英英字典

• 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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• 似乎；像是；装作