seems; seemed; seeming
seems; seemed; seeming
Learner's definition of SEEM
[linking verb]
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: to appear to be something or to do something : to have a quality, appearance, etc., that shows or suggests a particular characteristic, feeling, etc.显得；看起来好像；似乎 -
She seemed happy.她看起来很高兴。
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He didn't seem interested.他好像不感兴趣。
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Their request seems reasonable/strange.他们的请求似乎很合理/奇怪。
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What they're doing doesn't seem right to me.我觉得他们这么做并不妥。
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The letter seems important.这封信好像很重要。
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Her story seems true.她对事情的描述似乎是真实的。
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often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式 -
Her story seems to be true.她对情事的描述似乎是真实的。
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She seems to know our secret. [=I have the feeling/impression that she knows our secret]她好像知道我们的秘密。
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He didn't seem to remember that part of the story.他似乎不记得故事的那部分内容了。
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often used in the phrases seem like, seem as if, and seem as though常用于短语seem like、seem as if和seem as thougha -
He seems like a nice man. = He seems (to be) a nice man.他看起来人不错。
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We waited for what seemed like hours.我们感觉等了有好几个钟头。
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Buying a new car seemed like a good idea at the time.买辆新车在当时像是个不错的想法。
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It seemed as if/though the work would never end.这份工作好像怎么做也做不完似的。
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used with it to make a statement about what appears to be true based on what is known（与it连用）看样子，看来好像 -
It seems (that) they forgot about the meeting.看样子他们已经忘了会面的事儿。
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The concert will not take place, it seems.看样子这场音乐会办不成了。
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“Are we on schedule?” “So it seems.” [=yes, I think that we are on schedule]“我们在按进度做吗？”“依我看好像是。”
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They are very rude, or so it seems (to me).他们很粗鲁，反正我是这么觉得。
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used to make a statement less definite or more polite好像；仿佛； —
followed by to + verb接动词不定式 —
often used in negative statements常用于否定句 -
I can't seem to solve the problem. [=I have tried to solve the problem, but I can't]我好像解决不了这个问题。
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I couldn't seem to hit the ball straight.我好像没法直接击中那个球。
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What seems to be the problem? [=what is the problem?]问题可能在哪里？