seem
- v.（表示不确切或客气）看来，好像，似乎;（用于表示谨慎、礼貌或委婉）好像，可能，似乎;看来;(涉及推断)好像;好像发生，似乎存在;(表示不确切或客气)看来好像;（用以缓和语气）感到好像，觉得似乎;(用以缓和语气)感到好像
seemlinking verb
（涉及推断）好像，似乎，看来
to give the impression of being or doing sth
You seem happy.
你好像挺高兴。
Do whatever seems best to you.
你觉得什么最好，就做什么。
He seems a nice man.
他看来是个好人。
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
当时这主意好像不错。
‘He'll be there, then?’ ‘ So it seems (= people say so) .’
“这么说，他要去那儿了？”“似乎是这样。”
It always seemed as though they would get married.
他们一直仿佛是要结婚似的。
It seems that they know what they're doing.
看来，他们知道自己在干什么。
They seem to know what they're doing.
看来，他们知道自己在干什么。
（用以缓和语气）感到好像，觉得似乎
used to make what you say about your thoughts, feelings or actions less strong
I seem to have left my book at home.
我大概是把书忘在家里了。
I can't seem to (= I've tried, but I can't) get started today.
我怕是没法在今天开始了。
（表示不确切或客气）看来好像，似乎
used to suggest that sth is true when you are not certain or when you want to be polite
It would seem that we all agree.
我们大家似乎都同意。
It seems only reasonable to ask students to buy a dictionary.
要学生买一本词典，好像也没什么不合情理。
seem
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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.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。
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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.I seem to have lost all my self-confidence...
我好像已经自信全无。
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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.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。
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See also:seeming
verb
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- give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
- She seems to be sleeping
- This appears to be a very difficult problem
- This project looks fishy
- They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
- Synonym: look appear
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- seem to be true, probable, or apparent
- It seems that he is very gifted
- It appears that the weather in California is very bad
- Synonym: appear
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- appear to one's own mind or opinion
- I seem to be misunderstood by everyone
- I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters
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- appear to exist
- There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
数据来源：WordNet
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You seem to have a high opinion of yourself !
你似乎自我评价很高嘛！
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The great majority of people seem to agree with this view .
大多数人似乎都同意这种观点。
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She seems to make her money go a long way .
看起来她用钱细水长流。
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She seems to be well in with all the right people .
她似乎和所有大人物都关系很好。
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It seemed like a good idea at the time .
当时这主意好像不错。
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The theory seems to have no basis in fact .
这一理论似乎没有事实根据。
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You seem to have set a new trend .
看来你们是开了一个新风气。
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The noise seems to be coming from within the building .
吵闹声像是从楼房里传出来的。
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My computer seems to have a mind of its own !
我的电脑好像也有它自己的想法！
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On the face of it , it seems like a great deal .
表面上看来好像很多。
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It seems such a waste to throw good food away .
把好的食物扔掉似乎太浪费了。
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People seem to float in and out of my life .
不同的人在我的生命中出现和消失。
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It always seemed as though they would get married .
他们一直仿佛是要结婚似的。
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Given her interest in children , teaching seems the right job for her .
考虑到她喜欢孩子，教书看来是很适合她的工作。
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A new order seems to be emerging .
新的秩序似乎正在显现。
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There seemed to be a high probability of success .
成功的几率似乎很高。
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I seem to have left my book at home .
我大概是把书忘在家里了。
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As things stand at present , he seems certain to win .
据目前情况看，他似乎胜券在握。
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My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people 's.
与别人的问题相比，我自己的问题算不得什么。
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He may seem charming , but it 's all show !
他看起来可能惹人喜爱，但那都是表面的！
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I seemed to have lost the power of speech .
我好像话都说不出来了。
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He seems to have overlooked one important fact .
他好像忽略了一个重要的事实。
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It seems to be open season on teachers now .
现在好像是自由评论教师的开放期。
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It seems only fair that they should give us something in return .
似乎他们应该给我们点什么作为回报才像话。
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It seems only right to warn you of the risk .
似乎应该警告你有风险。
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After his death , nothing seemed to matter any more .
他死了以后，好像一切都无所谓了。
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I can 't seem to get started today .
我怕是没法在今天开始了。
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The evidence seems to point in that direction .
证据似乎指向那个方向。
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They seem to know what they 're doing .
看来，他们知道自己在干什么。
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He didn 't seem in the least concerned for her safety .
对她的安全他似乎一点都不担心。
侧重由视觉得出某种印象，后接 as if 引导的表语从句时常可与 seem 换用。
He looks pale.
他看上去脸色苍白。
He looks like a doctor.
他看上去像个大夫。
He looked/seemed as if he hadn't slept for a week.
他看上去好像一星期没有睡觉了。
尤指从所知或所见得到某种印象，常后接动词不定式或 that 引导的表语从句，常可与 seem 换用。
He appears/seems unhappy.
他看起来不高兴。
Police said that there appeared/seemed to be signs of a break-in.
警方称似乎有破门而入的迹象。
It appears/seems that he killed the man.
似乎是他杀了这个男人。
侧重指由主观看法得出判断，但暗示有一定的依据。
It seems like it's going to rain.
天好像要下雨。
Our coach seems like an energetic person.
我们教练似乎是一个精力充沛的人。
The kids seem unaffected emotionally by their parents' divorce.
孩子们在情绪上似乎并未受到父母离婚的影响。