流逝汉英词典

seem

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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。

同根派生

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

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。

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。

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

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.

专业释义

    电子、通信与自动控制技术

  • 似乎；像是；装作