英:/'siːm/ 美:/'siːm/
似乎
过去式:seemed 过去分词:seemed 现在分词:seeming 第三人称单数:seems
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vi. 似乎；像是；装作
n. (Seem)人名；(英)西姆
There seems to be a dog in front of my house.
我家门口好像有一条狗。
Their parents seem to be crying.
他们的父母感觉好像在哭。
I cannot seem to live as I wish.
我好像总是不能按照自己的意愿生活。
You seem happy.
你好像挺高兴
His job doesn’t seem very promising.
他的工作似乎没什么前途。
My wife caught up with Tim yesterday. She said he doesn’t seem very happy.
我妻子昨天见到Tim了。她说他看起来不太开心。
I tried to give the manager an update on our progress, but she didn’t seem interested.
我想给经理讲一下我们项目的最新进展，不过她好像并不感兴趣。
Clothes displayed on the mannequin seem to be the hardest to find in the store.
人形模特身上穿的展示服装在店里真难找。
People under hypnosis seem like they've been enchanted by a spell.
被催眠的人感觉就像中了魔咒一样。
What really frustrates me is that we have great team members, but we can’t seem to work together.
真正让我失望的是，我们的团队成员都很棒，但是合作起来很困难。
I've tried to surf tons of times, but I don't seem to have a knack for it.
我已经冲了无数次浪，就是学不会窍门。
It looks like we need to replace the roof – some of the wood beams seem to be deteriorating.
看上去我们要翻修屋顶了——有些木头大梁好像在变差。
Customer satisfaction is highly relevant to sales growth – and right now we seem to think it is unimportant.
客户满意度对销售量增长非常重要—现在我们好像觉得它不重要似的。
These clouds seem to be getting darker. Is it going to rain?
这些云看上去颜色变深了，是要下雨了吗？
It does seem like a waste of time.
这看起来确实是在浪费时间。
Hmm, I can't seem to find the receipt anywhere. Oh, here we go. I found it!
嗯，我好像哪儿都找不到那张收据。哦，好了，我找到了！
Why does she always seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place?
她为什么总是看起来进退两难？
She did not seem at all afraid.
她一点儿也没显得害怕。
We seem destined never to meet.
我们似乎是命中注定无缘相见。
We seem to have hit a problem.
我们似乎遇到了问题。
I seem to have mislaid my keys.
我好像不知道把钥匙放在哪儿了。
He can't seem to play in rhythm.
他的演奏好像不合节拍。
seem to be
看来，好像
seem like
看起来像；看上去像…；好像…
seem to do
似乎做；好像
vi.|appear to;似乎；像是；装作
"Seem" 是一个连系动词，用于表达基于观察或感知的主观判断，表示事物表面呈现的状态或性质，常译为“似乎”“看起来”。其核心语义包含两层：一是描述表象与事实可能存在差异，二是传递说话者的推测语气。
语义特征与用法：
判断基础
牛津英语词典指出，"seem" 的用法强调通过感官证据（如视觉、听觉）或逻辑推导形成的印象，例如："The child seems tired"（孩子显得疲惫）。这种判断可能包含不确定性，如剑桥词典例句："It seems unlikely that prices will fall"（价格下跌的可能性似乎不大）。
语法结构
柯林斯词典归纳了三种主要搭配形式：
语用差异
韦氏词典对比了 "seem" 与 "appear" 的细微区别："appear" 更侧重客观呈现的特征，而 "seem" 更强调主观认知，例如："The house appears empty"（客观描述空置状态） vs. "The house seems eerie"（主观感受阴森）。
词源与演化：
该词源自古诺尔斯语 "sœma"（表示“合适”或“得体”），中古英语时期演变为表达表面现象的认知动词。现代英语中，其否定形式 "don't seem" 与 "seems not" 并存，前者在口语中更常见（如："It doesn't seem right"）。
"He seems tired."（他看起来很累。）
"It seems we've run out of milk."（看来我们的牛奶喝完了。）
① 后接形容词或名词
"You seem happy."（你似乎很开心。）
"She seems to be a good teacher."（她似乎是个好老师。）
"It seemed like a good idea."（这似乎是个好主意。）
② 接不定式（to do/to have done）
"He seems to know the answer."（他似乎知道答案。）
"Lucy seems to have forgotten the meeting."（露西似乎忘了会议。）
③ 用于从句结构
"It seems (that) Peter can't come."（看来彼得不能来了。）
"He seemed as if he was angry."（他好像生气了。）
④ 否定形式
"He doesn't seem to like it."
= "He seems not to like it."（他似乎不喜欢它。）
"He appears confident, but actually he's nervous."（他看起来很自信，实际很紧张。）
"He looks to hear from you."（他期待你的来信。）
❌ "He is seeming happy." → ✅ "He seems happy."
"She seemed to be asleep."（她似乎睡着了。）
"Things are never as they seem."（事情从不像表面那样简单。）
"The weather seems perfect for a picnic."（天气似乎适合野餐。）
"It seemed as though the war had ended."（战争似乎已经结束了。）
"This idea seems ridiculous to most people."（这个想法对多数人来说似乎很荒谬。）
“Seem” 是一个通过推断或观察表达不确定判断的核心系动词，其用法灵活多样，需结合语境选择形容词、不定式或从句结构。与其他类似词（appear, look）的细微差异体现在判断的依据和语气上。
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