seem

英 [siːm]

美 [siːm]

v.  (涉及推断)好像，似乎，看来; (用以缓和语气)感到好像，觉得似乎; (表示不确切或客气)看来好像

第三人称单数：seems　过去式：seemed　过去分词：seemed　现在分词：seeming　

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.134 / COCA.165

同义词辨析

lookappearseem【导航词义：看似，看起来】

牛津词典

linking verb

• （涉及推断）好像，似乎，看来
  to give the impression of being or doing sth
  1. You seem happy.
     你好像挺高兴。
  2. Do whatever seems best to you.
     你觉得什么最好，就做什么。
  3. He seems a nice man.
     他看来是个好人。
  4. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
     当时这主意好像不错。
  5. ‘He'll be there, then?’ ‘ So it seems (= people say so) .’
     “这么说，他要去那儿了？”“似乎是这样。”
  6. It always seemed as though they would get married.
     他们一直仿佛是要结婚似的。
  7. It seems that they know what they're doing.
     看来，他们知道自己在干什么。
  8. They seem to know what they're doing.
     看来，他们知道自己在干什么。
• （用以缓和语气）感到好像，觉得似乎
  used to make what you say about your thoughts, feelings or actions less strong
  1. I seem to have left my book at home.
     我大概是把书忘在家里了。
  2. I can't seem to (= I've tried, but I can't) get started today.
     我怕是没法在今天开始了。
• （表示不确切或客气）看来好像，似乎
  used to suggest that sth is true when you are not certain or when you want to be polite
  1. It would seem that we all agree.
     我们大家似乎都同意。
  2. It seems only reasonable to ask students to buy a dictionary.
     要学生买一本词典，好像也没什么不合情理。

柯林斯词典

• V-LINK 好像;似乎;看来
  You useseemto say that someone or something gives the impression of having a particular quality, or of happening in the way you describe.
  1. We heard a series of explosions. They seemed quite close by...
     我们听到一连串的爆炸声，似乎就在附近。
  2. Everyone seems busy except us...
     除了我们，大家好像都很忙碌。
  3. To everyone who knew them, they seemed an ideal couple...
     在每个认识他们的人看来，他们似乎是天作之合。
  4. £50 seems a lot to pay...
     要支付 50 英镑，似乎太贵了。
  5. The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes...
     镇静效果好像持续了大约 10 分钟。
  6. The government seems not to be troubled by its inconsistent policies on minority rights...
     政府好像并不觉得其在少数民族权利问题上政策的前后不一有什么不妥。
  7. It was a record that seemed beyond reach...
     这似乎是一个不可企及的纪录。
  8. The proposal seems designed to break opposition to the government's economic programme...
     这项建议似乎旨在为政府经济计划的实施扫清障碍。
  9. It seems that the attack this morning was very carefully planned to cause few casualties...
     今天早上的攻击似乎是经过精心策划、想要尽量减少伤亡的。
  10. It seems clear that he has no reasonable alternative...
      他没有其他合适的选择，这一点似乎很清楚。
  11. It seemed as if she'd been gone forever...
      好像她已经永远地离开了。
  12. There seems to be a lot of support in Congress for this move...
      国会里好像有很多人支持这一举措。
  13. There seems no possibility that such action can be averted...
      此类行为似乎无法避免。
  14. This phenomenon is not as outrageous as it seems.
      这种现象并不像它看上去那样骇人。
• V-LINK (在描述自己的感觉、想法、经历时用于缓和语气)好像，似乎
  You useseemwhen you are describing your own feelings or thoughts, or describing something that has happened to you, in order to make your statement less forceful.
  1. I seem to have lost all my self-confidence...
     我好像已经自信全无。
  2. I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions...
     我好像记得给过你非常明确的指示。
  3. I seemed to have contracted the stomach problem...
     我好像得了胃病。
  4. Excuse me I seem to be a little bit lost.
     对不起，我好像有点听不明白了。
• PHRASE 似乎不能;好像无法
  If you say that youcannot seemorcould not seem todo something, you mean that you have tried to do it and were unable to.
  1. No matter how hard I try I cannot seem to catch up on all the bills...
     无论怎么努力，我好像就是无法付清所有的账单。
  2. Kim's mother couldn't seem to stop crying.
     金的母亲似乎要哭个没完。
• See also:seeming

英英释义

verb

• give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
  1. She seems to be sleeping
  2. This appears to be a very difficult problem
  3. This project looks fishy
  4. They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
  Synonym:lookappear
• seem to be true, probable, or apparent
  1. It seems that he is very gifted
  2. It appears that the weather in California is very bad
  Synonym:appear
• appear to one's own mind or opinion
  1. I seem to be misunderstood by everyone
  2. I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters
• appear to exist
  1. There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now

双语例句

• It was a record that seemed beyond reach
  这似乎是一个不可企及的纪录。
• This phenomenon is not as outrageous as it seems.
  这种现象并不像它看上去那样骇人。
• The government seems not to be troubled by its inconsistent policies on minority rights
  政府好像并不觉得其在少数民族权利问题上政策的前后不一有什么不妥。
• It's true that I seem to have forgotten you, but it only seems that way.
  我看起来好像确实是把你忘记了，但那只是看起来而已。
• You seem too strict with your young ones.
  你对孩子管得似乎太严了。
• Everyone seems busy except us
  除了我们，大家好像都很忙碌。
• Excuse me I seem to be a little bit lost.
  对不起，我好像有点听不明白了。
• I seem to have lost all my self-confidence
  我好像已经自信全无。
• There seems to be a lot of support in Congress for this move
  国会里好像有很多人支持这一举措。
• It seems clear that he has no reasonable alternative
  他没有其他合适的选择，这一点似乎很清楚。