seem

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seem /ˈsiːm/ verb

seems; seemed; seeming

seem

/ˈsiːm/

verb

seems; seemed; seeming

Learner's definition of SEEM

[linking verb]

: to appear to be something or to do something : to have a quality, appearance, etc., that shows or suggests a particular characteristic, feeling, etc.顯得；看起來好像；似乎

She seemed happy.她看起來很高興。
He didn't seem interested.他好像不感興趣。
Their request seems reasonable/strange.他們的請求似乎很合理/奇怪。
What they're doing doesn't seem right to me.我覺得他們這麽做並不妥。
The letter seems important.這封信好像很重要。
Her story seems true.她對事情的描述似乎是真實的。

— often followed by to + verb常接動詞不定式

Her story seems to be true.她對情事的描述似乎是真實的。
She seems to know our secret. [=I have the feeling/impression that she knows our secret]她好像知道我們的秘密。
He didn't seem to remember that part of the story.他似乎不記得故事的那部分内容了。

— often used in the phrases seem like, seem as if, and seem as though常用於短語seem like、seem as if和seem as thougha

He seems like a nice man. = He seems (to be) a nice man.他看起來人不錯。
We waited for what seemed like hours.我們感覺等了有好幾個鐘頭。
Buying a new car seemed like a good idea at the time.買輛新車在當時像是個不錯的想法。
It seemed as if/though the work would never end.這份工作好像怎麽做也做不完似的。

— used with it to make a statement about what appears to be true based on what is known（與it連用）看樣子，看來好像

It seems (that) they forgot about the meeting.看樣子他們已經忘了會面的事兒。
The concert will not take place, it seems.看樣子這場音樂會辦不成了。
“Are we on schedule?” “So it seems.” [=yes, I think that we are on schedule]“我們在按進度做嗎？”“依我看好像是。”
They are very rude, or so it seems (to me).他們很粗魯，反正我是這麽覺得。

— used to make a statement less definite or more polite好像；仿佛； — followed by to + verb接動詞不定式

I seem to remember that you said you'd help me.我好像記得你說過要幫我。

— often used in negative statements常用於否定句

I can't seem to solve the problem. [=I have tried to solve the problem, but I can't]我好像解決不了這個問題。
I couldn't seem to hit the ball straight.我好像沒法直接擊中那個球。
What seems to be the problem? [=what is the problem?]問題可能在哪裏？