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seem vi.似乎；好像 (1) 他似乎什么都懂。(2) 孩子在情绪上似乎未受到父母离婚的影响。(3) 哦,似乎有些怪事正在不断发生。(4) 对不起,我的车票好像弄丢了。 The verb seem has several definitions. It can mean "to be apparent, or probable," like the nice person you just met who seems like he'll make a good friend. Seem can also mean "to appear to exist," like when heat shimmering on pavement makes it seem like there is a puddle on the road. The word comes from the Old Norse word soema meaning "to befit, conform to."

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英 [siːm] 美 [siːm] (1) He seems to know everything.(2) The children seem unaffected emotionally by their parent's divorce.(3) Well, funny things seem to be happening.(4) I'm sorry, I seem to have mislaid my ticket. Seem means "to give a certain impression," usually by physical appearance like your messy hair and wrinkled clothing that made it seem like you just rolled out of bed. 1[V-LINK 连系动词]好像；似乎；看来 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.   [V adj]  [V n]  [V to-inf]  [V prep]  [V -ed]  [it V that]  [it V adj that]  [it V as if]  [there V to-inf]  [there V n]  [V]  [no cont]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。Everyone seems busy except us...除了我们，大家好像都很忙碌。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。£50 seems a lot to pay...要支付 50 英镑，似乎太贵了。The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes...镇静效果好像持续了大约 10 分钟。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 was a record that seemed beyond reach...这似乎是一个不可企及的纪录。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。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。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。It seemed as if she'd been gone forever...好像她已经永远地离开了。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。There seems no possibility that such action can be averted...此类行为似乎无法避免。This phenomenon is not as outrageous as it seems.这种现象并不像它看上去那样骇人。2[V-LINK 连系动词](在描述自己的感觉、想法、经历时用于缓和语气)好像，似乎 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.   [V to-inf]  [no cont]  [vagueness]I seem to have lost all my self-confidence...我好像已经自信全无。I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions...我好像记得给过你非常明确的指示。I seemed to have contracted the stomach problem...我好像得了胃病。Excuse me I seem to be a little bit lost.对不起，我好像有点听不明白了。3[PHRASE 短语]似乎不能；好像无法 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.   [PHR to-inf]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。Kim's mother couldn't seem to stop crying.金的母亲似乎要哭个没完。4See also:seeming；

英语单词	seem
英美音标	英 [siːm] 美 [siːm]
中文释义	vi.似乎；好像
英语例句	(1) He seems to know everything. (2) The children seem unaffected emotionally by their parent's divorce. (3) Well, funny things seem to be happening. (4) I'm sorry, I seem to have mislaid my ticket.
中文例句	(1) 他似乎什么都懂。 (2) 孩子在情绪上似乎未受到父母离婚的影响。 (3) 哦,似乎有些怪事正在不断发生。 (4) 对不起,我的车票好像弄丢了。
vocabulary简明	Seem means "to give a certain impression," usually by physical appearance like your messy hair and wrinkled clothing that made it seem like you just rolled out of bed.
vocabulary扩展	The verb seem has several definitions. It can mean "to be apparent, or probable," like the nice person you just met who seems like he'll make a good friend. Seem can also mean "to appear to exist," like when heat shimmering on pavement makes it seem like there is a puddle on the road. The word comes from the Old Norse word soema meaning "to befit, conform to."
柯林斯解释	1 [V-LINK 连系动词]好像；似乎；看来 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. [V adj] [V n] [V to-inf] [V prep] [V -ed] [it V that] [it V adj that] [it V as if] [there V to-inf] [there V n] [V] [no cont] 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。 Everyone seems busy except us... 除了我们，大家好像都很忙碌。 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。 £50 seems a lot to pay... 要支付 50 英镑，似乎太贵了。 The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes... 镇静效果好像持续了大约 10 分钟。 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 was a record that seemed beyond reach... 这似乎是一个不可企及的纪录。 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。 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。 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。 It seemed as if she'd been gone forever... 好像她已经永远地离开了。 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。 There seems no possibility that such action can be averted... 此类行为似乎无法避免。 This phenomenon is not as outrageous as it seems. 这种现象并不像它看上去那样骇人。 2 [V-LINK 连系动词](在描述自己的感觉、想法、经历时用于缓和语气)好像，似乎 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. [V to-inf] [no cont] [vagueness] I seem to have lost all my self-confidence... 我好像已经自信全无。 I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions... 我好像记得给过你非常明确的指示。 I seemed to have contracted the stomach problem... 我好像得了胃病。 Excuse me I seem to be a little bit lost. 对不起，我好像有点听不明白了。 3 [PHRASE 短语]似乎不能；好像无法 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. [PHR to-inf] 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。 Kim's mother couldn't seem to stop crying. 金的母亲似乎要哭个没完。 4 See also:seeming ；

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