seems

英 [siːmz] 美 [siːmz]

v.  (涉及推断)好像,似乎,看来; (用以缓和语气)感到好像,觉得似乎; (表示不确切或客气)看来好像
seem的第三人称单数



柯林斯词典

  1. V-LINK 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Everyone seems busy except us...
      除了我们,大家好像都很忙碌。
    3. 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。
    4. £50 seems a lot to pay...
      要支付 50 英镑,似乎太贵了。
    5. The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes...
      镇静效果好像持续了大约 10 分钟。
    6. 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。
    7. It was a record that seemed beyond reach...
      这似乎是一个不可企及的纪录。
    8. 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。
    9. 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。
    10. 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。
    11. It seemed as if she'd been gone forever...
      好像她已经永远地离开了。
    12. 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。
    13. There seems no possibility that such action can be averted...
      此类行为似乎无法避免。
    14. 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 (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.
    1. I seem to have lost all my self-confidence...
      我好像已经自信全无。
    2. I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions...
      我好像记得给过你非常明确的指示。
    3. I seemed to have contracted the stomach problem...
      我好像得了胃病。
    4. 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 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Kim's mother couldn't seem to stop crying.
      金的母亲似乎要哭个没完。
  4. See also: seeming

双语例句

  1. I'm meeting Anna Langenbach. Ah, this seems to be the train now
    我要去见安娜·朗根巴赫。啊,这像是我要乘坐的火车了。
  2. The virus seems to have attacked his throat
    病毒看来已经侵蚀到他喉部了。
  3. It seems at least that we've broken the back of inflation in this country
    看起来至少我们已经解决了这个国家通货膨胀中最棘手的问题。
  4. There is, it seems, some bad blood between Mills and the Baldwins.
    米尔斯和鲍德温一家人好像有些不和。
  5. I'm bound to say that it seems to me this is certain to lead to violence.
    我不得不说,在我看来这肯定会引发暴力事件。
  6. Popular cinema seems to have decayed
    大众电影似乎已经衰落了。
  7. Food seems to have been available, even if the quality left much to be desired
    食品似乎能够买到了,虽然质量还远不尽如人意。
  8. It seems political expediency, rather than absolute economic need, will determine who gains from the conflict
    看来是政治上的权宜之计,而不是绝对的经济需求,将决定谁会从这场冲突中获益。
  9. Marriage seems to be going out of fashion.
    婚姻似乎快要过时了。
  10. It seems to me that this crime was foreseeable and this death preventable
    在我看来这起罪行是可以预见的,死亡也是本可避免的。
  11. He seems to have washed his hands of the job.
    那份工作他好像已经洗手不干了。
  12. He seems so honest and genuine and my every instinct says he's not.
    他看起来这么老实诚恳,但我的全部直觉告诉我他一点都不。
  13. That passage interested me because it seems to parallel very closely what you're doing in the novel
    那一段引起了我的关注,因为它似乎与你在小说里所采用的手法非常相似。
  14. Reading between the lines, it seems neither Cole nor Ledley King will be going to Japan.
    言外之意,科尔和莱德利·金两个人似乎都不会去日本了。
  15. It's true that I seem to have forgotten you, but it only seems that way.
    我看起来好像确实是把你忘记了,但那只是看起来而已。
  16. This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries.
    这一论点似乎表现出对我们陪审团能力的极度不信任,而这种不信任是可悲的。
  17. He seems to attract a rabble of supporters more loyal to the man than to the cause.
    他似乎吸引了一群忠于他个人超过忠于这项事业的乌合之众的支持。
  18. It seems to me your wife was a shallow woman and you're well rid of her.
    在我看来你妻子是一个浅薄的女人,幸好你离开了她。
  19. 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。
  20. This phenomenon is not as outrageous as it seems.
    这种现象并不像它看上去那样骇人。
  21. It is the first drug that seems to have a very significant effect on this disease.
    这是第一种似乎对该病有显著疗效的药物。
  22. He did feel terrible at the time but seems to be fine now
    他当时确实很难受,但现在似乎好了。
  23. He seems to have had a way with foreigners.
    他似乎天生就善于和外国人交往。
  24. It seems this plan is feasible.
    这计划似属可行。
  25. She seems an unusually clever girl.
    她看起来像是一个异常聪明的姑娘。
  26. That's what he said, it seems.
    他好像是这么说的吧。
  27. Nature seems to be wakened from a dead sleep.
    大自然似乎从沉睡中被唤醒了。
  28. The boss seems to think highly of you.
    上司似乎很器重你。
  29. This feeling seems to be natural.
    这种感触似乎是自然的。
  30. The writer's imagination seems to have dried up.
    这位作家的想像力好像己经枯竭了。