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

• V-LINK 好像;似乎;看来
  You useseemto 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。
• 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 useseemwhen 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。
• PHRASE 似乎不能;好像无法
  If you say that youcannot seemorcould not seem todo 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。
• See also:seeming

双语例句

• The virus seems to have attacked his throat
  病毒看来已经侵蚀到他喉部了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This phenomenon is not as outrageous as it seems.
  这种现象并不像它看上去那样骇人。
• He seems to have had a way with foreigners.
  他似乎天生就善于和外国人交往。
• 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。