seem

A2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #626 ★★★★★

vi. 象是, 似乎

发音

US /siːm/

词形变化

seem'd seemed seemedst seemest seemeth seeming seems 三单 seems seeming 现在分词 seemed 过去式 seemed 过去分词

别名

seeme seme

教材释义与例句

动词

似乎；像是；装作

if something seems to be true, there are qualities or facts that make people think it is true

Ann didn't seem very sure.

安看来并不十分肯定。

It seems a foolish decision now.

现在看来这是一个愚蠢的决定。

It seems like you're catching a cold, Taylor.

你好像感冒了，泰勒。

'So Bill's leaving her?' ' So it seems (= that seems to be true ) .'

"这么说来，比尔要离开她？""好像是这样。"

释义与例句

v. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

    好像

    显得

    看上去

    看起来

    看样子

    She is seeming a bit down these days. Her eyes seem blue. It must have seemed to her she was safe. How'd she seem to you? He seems not to be at home. "It seems like rain". "It seems to me (to be) rather sleety."; "There seem to be a few problems."

    It seems a pity, but I can't see you this weekend.

    1813 (14ᵗʰc.), Dante Alighieri, The Vision of Hell as translated by The Rev. H. F. Cary. He, from his face removing the gross air, / Oft his left hand forth stretch'd, and seem'd alone / By that annoyance wearied.

  2. 2.

    To befit; to beseem.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

look appear

上位词 2

be appear

下位词 10

look make feel play cut sound figure jump taste lift

相关短语

can't seem couldn't seem

词源

From Middle English semen (“to seem, befit, be becoming”), from Old Norse sœma (“to conform to, beseem, befit”), from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną (“to unite, fit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; whole”). Cognate with Scots seme (“to be fitting; beseem”), Danish sømme (“to beseem”), Old Swedish søma, Faroese søma (“to be proper”). Related also to Old Norse sómi (“honour”) ( > archaic Danish somme (“decent comportment”)), Old Norse sœmr (“fitting, seemly”), Old English sēman (“to reconcile, bring an agreement”), Old English sōm (“agreement”).

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