seem

音標發(fā)音

• 英式音標 [si?m]
• 美式音標 [si?m]
• 國際音標 [si:m]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• vi. 似乎；像是；裝作
• n. (Seem)人名；(英)西姆

詞源解說

• 1200年進入英語，直接源自古北歐語的soema，意為適應(yīng)。

同根派生

同根詞
• 詞根：seem
adv.
• seemingly看來似乎；表面上看來

• seem相關(guān)詞

用法辨析

v. (動詞)

• seem的基本意思是“好像”“似乎”,指根據(jù)某跡象按照自己的主觀印象、看法作出的主觀判斷或個人推斷,雖然有一定的根據(jù),但并不一定是事實。通常不用于進行體。
• seem表示“感覺”時可接“to be+名詞或形容詞”、介詞短語、動詞不定式、現(xiàn)在分詞、過去分詞作表語。在接名詞作表語時,如名詞前有形容詞修飾, to be可以省略,如沒有形容詞修飾, to be則不可省略,在形容詞作主語補足語時to be不可省略,其余情況下to be常省略。
• seem還可接連詞that或連詞短語as if〔though〕引導的從句作表語, as if〔though〕的從句常用陳述語氣, that從句可用于陳述語氣,也可用虛擬語氣。此時主語多為非人稱代詞it。
• 當句子主語由動詞不定式充當時多采用以it作形式主語的結(jié)構(gòu)。
• 在含有seem的句子中,有時可插入to sb。為了強調(diào),有時to sb 可移至句首。
• seem還可用于存在句中, seem的主語可為名詞、代詞或動詞不定式(多為to be), seem的形式要與其后的主語一致。
• 在美式英語中seem常用于轉(zhuǎn)移否定句型。

• seem使用方法
• seem詳細辨析

英漢例句

用作動詞 (v.)

用作系動詞: S+～+(to be) n.

• He certainly didn't seem to be a fool.
  他當然不像是個傻瓜。

S+～+(to be) adj.

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

S+～+ v -ed

• She seemed very excited that day.
  那天她似乎很興奮。

S+～+ prep. -phrase

• He seemed a bit under the weather.
  他好像有點不舒服。

S+～+to- v

• The beautiful girl's coming seems to scent the air in the hall.
  美女的到來,仿佛使空氣中增添了香氣。

S+～+(to be) v -ing

• The old man seemed gradually blending into the chair.
  這位老人逐漸和主席職位相融合。

It ～s/ed (to me) that-clause

• It seems that you are lying.
  看來你在撒謊。

It ～s/ed as if/though-clause

• It seems as if you are the first one here.
  看起來你是第一個來這兒的。

It ～s/ed adj. / n. to- v

• It seems good to have a drink now.
  現(xiàn)在喝點什么倒還不錯。

There seems...

• There seems to be trouble soon.
  好像不久就會有麻煩發(fā)生。

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詞組短語

用作動詞 (v.)

～+名詞

• seem a clever boy 看來是個聰明的小伙子
• seem a very wonderful book 看來好像是一本極好看的書
• seem an honest man 好像是個老實人
• seem not a bad idea 似乎是個不壞的想法

～+介詞

• seem in high spirits 似乎情緒很高
• seem not in the mood 好像沒有心情

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• 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.

• seem劍橋字典
• seem柯林斯字典

專業(yè)釋義

電子、通信與自動控制技術(shù)

• 似乎；像是；裝作