seem的用法及解釋
seem的用法及解釋_seem的常見用法
seem用法很廣泛,可用作連系動詞或者不及物動詞。所以對于它的用法你了解過嗎。接下來小編在這里給大家?guī)韘eem用法,我們一起來看看吧!
seem可用作連系動詞或不及物動詞,意為“似乎;好像”,其常見用法現(xiàn)歸納如下:
一、“主語+ seem +(to be )+表語”,表語多為名詞或形容詞,有時是其他的詞或短語,以說明主語的特征或狀態(tài)。例如:
Tom seems (to be ) a very clever boy. 湯姆看上去是一個非常聰明的男孩。
The man over there seems to be a new teacher. 那邊的那個人看上去像一個新老師。
Mr Black seemed to be quite happy. 布萊克先生好像十分快樂。
This small town seems changed a little. 這個小城鎮(zhèn)似乎有點(diǎn)兒變化。
二、“主語+ seem + 不定式”,此句型中的seem與不定式一起構(gòu)成復(fù)合謂語。例如:
Mrs Green doesn’t seem (或seems not ) to like the idea. 格林夫人似乎不太喜歡這個主意。
The children seemed to be eating something in the room. 孩子們好像正在房間里吃東西呢。
The young man seemed to have changed much. 這個年輕人看起來變化很大。
三、“It seems + that從句”,其中it 是形式主語,that引導(dǎo)主語從句。例如:
It seems that no one knows what has happened in the park. 似乎沒有人知道在公園里發(fā)生了什么事。
It seems to me that Mr Brown will not come again. 在我看來布朗先生不會再來了。
四、“There + seem to be +名詞”,其中to be 可省略。seem 的單復(fù)數(shù)形式要根據(jù)后面作主語的名詞的單復(fù)數(shù)形式而定。例如:
There doesn’t seem to be much hope of our beating that team. 看來我們戰(zhàn)勝那個隊(duì)沒有多大希望。
There seems no need to wait longer. 看來沒有再等的必要了
v. 似乎; 好像,仿佛; 裝作; 看來好像;
seem可用作連系動詞或不及物動詞,意為“似乎;好像”
1 We heard a series of explosions. They seemed quite close by
我們聽到一連串的聲,似乎就在附近。
2 I seem to have lost all my self-confidence
我好像已經(jīng)自信全無。
3 No matter how hard I try I cannot seem to catch up on all the bills
無論怎么努力,我好像就是無法付清所有的賬單。
4 Everyone seems busy except us
除了我們,大家好像都很忙碌。
5 To everyone who knew them, they seemed an ideal couple
在每個認(rèn)識他們的人看來,他們似乎是天作之合。