seem是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)seem like好像, 似乎

(2)seem to似乎；好像；看起来

(3)seem to be似乎；似乎是；似乎要

(4)seem likely似乎有可能

(5)seem to do似乎做（某事）；好像要干（某事）

(6)It seems that看来似乎；似乎

双语例句

(1)The qualities (品质) seem to be the same, regardless of (无论) the basis of these friendships.

这些品质似乎是相同的，不管这些友谊的基础是什么。

(2)In the short-term, the birds seem to benefit from overwintering (过冬) on rubbish dumps.

在短期内，这些鸟似乎受益于在垃圾场的过冬。

(3)Brick and mortar stores (实体店) seem to be going the way of the yellow pages.

实体店似乎在走下坡路。

(4)A growing number seem to agree.

越来越多的人似乎同意。

(5)They can seem forgetful and clumsy.

他们看起来健忘又笨拙。

(6)American travelers seem the least affected.

美国游客似乎受到的影响最小。

(7)But the findings seem intuitive to me.

但这些发现对我来说似乎很直观。

(8)Some people seem to be born happy.

有些人似乎生来就很幸福。

(9)That might seem rather an obscure point.

这似乎是一个相当模糊的观点。

(10)Monkeys seem to have a way with numbers.

猴子似乎对数字很有一套。

同义词

vi. 似乎；像是；装作

同根词

词根 seem

(1)seemingly adv. 看来似乎；表面上看来

释义

v.

give the impression or sensation of being something or having a particular quality

好像；似乎

[with complement]Dawn seemed annoyed

道恩好像生气了

[ with infinitive]there seems to be plenty to eat

好像有很多吃的东西

[ with clause]it seemed that he was determined to oppose her.

好像他决心跟她作对。

[ with infinitive]used to make a statement or description of one's thoughts, feelings, or actions less assertive or forceful

好像

I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions.

我好像给过你非常明确的指示。

(cannot seem to do something)be unable to do something, despite having tried

做不到

he couldn't seem to remember his lines.

他记不住台词。

[ with clause](it seems 或it would seem)used to suggest in a cautious, guarded, or polite way that something is true or a fact

［用 于谨慎或礼貌地表述某一事实］ 好像

it would seem that he has been fooling us all.

好像他在戏弄我们大家。

易错必背词

seem + 形容词 似乎...；看起来...

(1)But he doesn't seem worried.

但他似乎并不担心。[连云港卷 2018 中考 阅读理解]

(2)Students certainly seemed very excited.

学生们看起来的确很兴奋。[上海市卷 2020 中考 完形填空]

(3)While verbs (动词) may seem dull, most of the fun things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

虽然动词似乎很枯燥，但他们自己一生中做的大多数有趣的事情都和动词有关。[全国卷 2017 高考 完形填空]

(4)I examined the chick and it seemed fine.

我检查了小鸡，它看起来很好。[全国卷I 2017 高考 阅读理解]

seem like + 名词 看起来好像...

(1)They seem like pretty cool people.

他们好像是很酷的人。[易懂例句]

seem to do ... / seem to be ... 似乎做.../似乎是...

(1)Video games seem to be more popular with boys than with girls.

电子游戏似乎在男孩中比在女孩中更受欢迎。[滁州 2021 阅读理解]

(2)As they get bigger, our house seems to get smaller.

随着它们变大，我们的房子似乎变小了。[沈阳市卷 2018 中考 阅读理解]

(3)She seemed to be in panic, and then reality dawned.

她似乎陷入了恐慌，然后现实开始显现。[北京卷 2021 高考 完形填空]

(4)Writing doesn't seem to have any purpose or get any kind of meaningful response.

写作似乎没有任何目的，也没有得到任何有意义的回应。[浙江卷 2022 高考 七选五]

It seems + that 从句 似乎...

(1)It seems that most of them don't often show their feeling.

他们中的大多数人似乎并不经常表露他们的情感。[重庆卷 2018 中考 阅读理解]

(2)It seemed that I had become what my parents had wanted me to be.

似乎我已经成为了我父母希望我成为的样子。[天津卷 2021 高考 单项填空]

类似拼写词

seem v. 好像；似乎；做不到

stem n. 茎；干；把；柄；词干；船头；艏；艏材；艏柱；鸦片烟枪

see v. 看到；看见；领悟；理解；看望；探望；意外遇见；护送；与…下同样赌注

seek v. 寻找；寻求；追求；找到；找出；请求；去；前往

seed n. 种子；籽；种子选手；种子队；萌芽；晶种；晶粒；一定数量的种子；原因；子孙

词源

"Middle English （also in the sense ‘suit, befit, be appropriate’）： from Old Norse sæma ‘to honour', from sæmr ‘fitting’."

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考纲释义

( 1)linking v. 好象; 似乎

真题例句：

Students certainly seemed very excited.

学生们看起来的确很兴奋。[2020年 上海市卷 完型填空]

In their eyes, life in China is colorful while the lifestyle in their own countries seems so boring.

在他们看来，中国的生活是丰富多彩的，而他们自己国家的生活方式似乎很无聊。[2020年 山西省卷 阅读理解填词]

He seems to have a sixth sense for knowing that his brother will win.

他似乎有第六感，知道他哥哥会赢。[2019年 苏州市卷 完型填空]

必考短语

(1)seem like好像；似乎

(2)seem to似乎；好像；看起来

(3)seem to be似乎；似乎是；似乎要

(4)seem likely似乎有可能

用法讲解

seem (to be)+形容词/名词，意为“似乎”'“好像”，在接名词作表语时，如名词前有形容词修饰， to be可以省略，如没有形容词修饰， to be则不可省略；在接形容词作主语补足语时to be不可省略，其余情况下to be常省略。 示例： (1) Tom seems to be ill. 汤姆好像生病了。 (2) He seems (to be) a very clever boy.  他看上去是一个非常聪明的男孩。

“It seems + that从句”，其中it是形式主语，that引导主语从句。 示例：It seems that no one knows what has happened in the park.  似乎没有人知道在公园里发生了什么事。

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100%; linkv 好象; 似乎

考纲释义

( 1)linkv. 好象; 似乎

真题例句：

With shining dark eyes, he seems like the of kid who would enjoy public speaking.

他有一双闪亮的黑眼睛，看起来像是一个喜欢公开演讲的孩子。[2019年 全国卷 阅读理解]

While verbs (动词) may seem dull, most of the fun things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

虽然动词似乎很枯燥，但他们自己一生中做的大多数有趣的事情都和动词有关。[2017年 全国卷 完形填空]

These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm.

这些化学物质来自植物的受伤部位，似乎是一种警报。[2017年 全国卷 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)seem like似乎像是

用法讲解

可用在It seems that结构中： It seemed that no one knew what had happened. 似乎没有人知道发生了什么事。

在lt seems as if/though结构中，如果表示与事实相反的假设，从句要用虚拟语气： It seems as if he were the host. 似乎他是主人。（实际上他不是）

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83.82%; linking v 感到好像; 似乎

16.18%; linking v (给人印象)好像; 感觉

考纲释义

( 1)linking v. 感到好像; 似乎

真题例句：

The reasons kids in Jose performed so well might seem obvious.

何塞的孩子表现如此出色的原因似乎是显而易见的。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]

They seem to matter much less to men than to women.

它们对男性的影响似乎比对女性的影响小得多。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]

It does not seem to create a generational divide.

这似乎不会造成代沟。[2016年 CET4 阅读理解]

( 2)linking v. (给人印象)好像; 感觉

英文释义：give the impression of being

真题例句：

As you'll notice in the video, the mice definitely seem uncomfortable at the beginning of the experiment.

正如你在视频中注意到的那样，老鼠在实验开始时确实很不舒服。[2020年 CET4 听力]

必考短语

(1)seem like好像; 似乎

(2)seem to do似乎在做某事

用法讲解

“It seems + that从句”，其中it是形式主语，that引导主语从句。 示例：It seems that no one knows what has happened in the park.  似乎没有人知道在公园里发生了什么事。

seem (to be)+形容词/名词，意为“似乎”'“好像”，在接名词作表语时，如名词前有形容词修饰， to be可以省略，如没有形容词修饰， to be则不可省略；在接形容词作主语补足语时to be不可省略，其余情况下to be常省略。 示例： (1) Tom seems to be ill. 汤姆好像生病了。 (2) He seems (to be) a very clever boy.  他看上去是一个非常聪明的男孩。

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97.14%; linkv 好象; 似乎

2.86%; linkv (给人印象)好像; 感觉

考纲释义

( 1)linkv. 好象; 似乎

真题例句：

It seems to help us to course correct, improve and meet challenges while also building teams that collaborate and care for one another.

它似乎可以帮助我们改正错误，提高水平，迎接挑战，同时还可以建立起相互协作和相互关心的团队。[2021年 CET6 听力]

But when everyone has perfect information, traffic jams simply spread onto the side roads that seem to offer a way round them.

但是，当每个人都有完美的信息时，交通堵塞就会蔓延到似乎提供了一条绕过它们的路的辅道上。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

They don't seem to care about the social cost of tourism.

他们似乎不关心旅游的社会成本。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 2)linkv. (给人印象)好像; 感觉

英文释义：give the impression of being

真题例句：

When I look in the mirror, I'm proud of who I am—even those "broken" parts that for so long seemed impossible to love.

当我照镜子的时候，我为我是谁而自豪——即使是那些长期以来似乎不可能被爱的“破碎的”部分。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)seem like好像; 似乎

(2)seem to似乎; 好像; 看起来

用法讲解

seem (to be)+形容词/名词，意为“似乎”'“好像”，在接名词作表语时，如名词前有形容词修饰， to be可以省略，如没有形容词修饰， to be则不可省略；在接形容词作主语补足语时to be不可省略，其余情况下to be常省略。 示例： (1) Tom seems to be ill. 汤姆好像生病了。 (2) He seems (to be) a very clever boy.  他看上去是一个非常聪明的男孩。

“It seems + that从句”，其中it是形式主语，that引导主语从句。 示例：It seems that no one knows what has happened in the park.  似乎没有人知道在公园里发生了什么事。

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100%; link.v 好象; 似乎

考纲释义

( 1)link.v. 好象; 似乎

真题例句：

We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are too.

我们人类似乎对机器人很着迷，事实证明其他动物也是如此。[2020年 英语二 阅读理解A]

Indeed, today's unemployed don't seem to be having a great time.

事实上，今天的失业者似乎过得并不愉快。[2017年 英语二 完型填空]

As adults, it seems that we are constantly pursuing happiness, often with mixed results.

作为成年人，我们似乎在不断追求幸福，结果往往喜忧参半。[2016年 英语二 阅读理解B]

必考短语

(1)seem like好像；似乎

(2)seem to似乎；好像；看起来

(3)It seems that看来似乎；似乎

用法讲解

seem作系动词时，不用于进行时。

(1)They seem okay with it.

她们完全没意见。《The Big Bang Theory Season 8》《生活大爆炸 第八季》

(2)But it didn't seem real.

但不像是真的啊。《The Big Bang Theory Season 7》《生活大爆炸 第7季》

(3)Narrow the suspect pool. Look for ones who seem quiet or withdrawn, who seem nervous.

缩小嫌疑人范围，留意那些不动声响或孤僻的家伙和面露不安的人。《Source Code》《源代码》

(4)You don't seem surprised.

你看起来并不惊讶《Nikita Season 4》《妮基塔 第四季》

(5)People seem to change people.

人们似乎可以改变他人。《Girl Meets World Season 3》《女孩成长记 第三季》

(6)They seem to believe so.

看来他们是这么想的。《Downton Abbey Season 4》《唐顿庄园 第四季》

(7)It just doesn't seem right.

这实在太不对劲了。《High School Musical》《歌舞青春》

(8)You all right, Harry? Seem very quiet.

你没事吧？在想什么？《Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone》《哈利·波特与魔法石》

(9)You don't seem to understand the situation.

你好像搞不清楚状况。《Game of Thrones Season 4》《权力的游戏 第四季》

(10)The Red Flower doesn't seem so bad.

可那些红色的花看起来还不错呢。《The Jungle Book》《奇幻森林》

(11)It doesn't seem to be discounted, it just seem to be something different, something valuable by itself.

那样就不是拿到折扣药品只不过是另一种不同的药品而已药物就可以体现自身价值。《Predictably Irrational》《怪诞行为学》

(12)Surprising as it may seem, farts can spread disease.

令人惊讶的是，放屁也会传播疾病。《TOFEL（无字幕版）》《托福学习视频》

(13)You seem to be doing a lot of writing. Well, I seem to be getting a lot of direction, William.

可你似乎一直在写。因为太多人告诉我该怎么做了，威廉。《This Is Us Season 1》《我们这一天 第一季》

(14)Yes, he does seem the type, doesn't he?

他确实看着像坏人。《Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone》《哈利·波特与魔法石》

(15)You were saying you didn't want to seem stupid.

你刚刚说你不想看起来很笨。《Friends Season 9》《老友记 第九季》

(16)I know ladies don't seek to seem too eager...

我了解小姐们都会矜持推诿一下……《Pride & Prejudice》《傲慢与偏见》

(17)So? So they still seem normal. That's because they are.

所以呢？她们似乎很正常。《Friends Season 1》《老友记第一季》

(18)Does that seem like something you can do. Does it? No?

“你想你办得到吗？行吗？”不行。《Friends Season 4》《老友记 第四季》

(19)Wow. You guys seem to be having a good time.

你们相处得很愉快。《Friends Season 4》《老友记 第四季》

(20)Ah, you seem to be on my phone more than I am.

你好像比我还常玩我的手机。《Mistresses Season 2》《情妇 第二季》