英语词汇“seem”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

seem

(siːm )

Word forms: seems , seeming , seemed

1. link verb [no cont] B1

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.

We heard a series of explosions. They seemed quite close by. [VERB adjective]

Everyone seems busy except us. [VERB adjective]

To everyone who knew them, they seemed an ideal couple. [VERB noun]

£50 seems a lot to pay. [VERB noun]

The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes. [VERB to-infinitive]

It was a record that seemed beyond reach. [VERB preposition]

The proposal seems designed to break opposition to the government's economic programme. [VERB-ed]

It seems that the attack this morning was very carefully planned to cause few casualties. [VERB that]

It seems clear that he has no reasonable alternative. [V adj that]

It seemed as if she'd been gone forever. [V as if]

There seems to be a lot of support in Congress for this move. [VERB to-infinitive]

There seems no possibility that such action can be averted. [VERB noun]

This phenomenon is not as outrageous as it seems. [VERB]

Synonyms: appear, give the impression of being, look, sound

2. link verb [no cont] B1+

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. [vagueness]

I seem to have lost all my self-confidence. [VERB to-infinitive]

I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions. [VERB to-infinitive]

I seemed to have contracted the stomach problem. [VERB to-infinitive]

Excuse me, I seem to be a little bit lost. [VERB to-infinitive]

3. cannot seem phrase

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.

No matter how hard I try I cannot seem to catch up on all the bills.

Kim's mother couldn't seem to stop crying.

4. See also seeming

Translations:

Chinese: 似乎

Japanese: ように思われる

单词	seem
释义	seem (siːm ) Word forms: seems , seeming , seemed 1. link verb [no cont] B1 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. We heard a series of explosions. They seemed quite close by. [VERB adjective] Everyone seems busy except us. [VERB adjective] To everyone who knew them, they seemed an ideal couple. [VERB noun] £50 seems a lot to pay. [VERB noun] The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes. [VERB to-infinitive] It was a record that seemed beyond reach. [VERB preposition] The proposal seems designed to break opposition to the government's economic programme. [VERB-ed] It seems that the attack this morning was very carefully planned to cause few casualties. [VERB that] It seems clear that he has no reasonable alternative. [V adj that] It seemed as if she'd been gone forever. [V as if] There seems to be a lot of support in Congress for this move. [VERB to-infinitive] There seems no possibility that such action can be averted. [VERB noun] This phenomenon is not as outrageous as it seems. [VERB] Synonyms: appear, give the impression of being, look, sound 2. link verb [no cont] B1+ 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. [vagueness] I seem to have lost all my self-confidence. [VERB to-infinitive] I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions. [VERB to-infinitive] I seemed to have contracted the stomach problem. [VERB to-infinitive] Excuse me, I seem to be a little bit lost. [VERB to-infinitive] 3. cannot seem phrase 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. No matter how hard I try I cannot seem to catch up on all the bills. Kim's mother couldn't seem to stop crying. 4. See also seeming Translations: Chinese: 似乎 Japanese: ように思われる
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