| 词组 | seem |
| 释义 | seem You use seem to say that someone or something gives a particular impression. ◊ used with adjectives Seem is usually followed by an adjective. If someone gives the impression of being happy, you can say that they seem happy. You can also say that they seem to be happy. There is no difference in meaning. Even minor problems seem important. It seemed very unusual. You seem to be very interested. They seemed to be very good at reading. However, if the adjective is a classifying adjective, you usually use seem to be. For example, you say 'He seemed to be alone'. You do not say 'He seemed alone'. She seemed to be asleep. The policemen seemed to be lost. For an explanation of classifying adjectives, see entry at ↑ If you want to indicate who has an impression of someone or something, you use seem followed by an adjective and the preposition 'to'. He always seemed old to me. Crook thought the proposition over; it seemed fair to him. This attitude seemed nonsensical to the general public. ◊ used with noun groups Instead of an adjective, you can use a noun group after seem or seem to be. For example, instead of saying 'She seemed nice', you can say 'She seemed a nice person' or 'She seemed to be a nice person'. In conversation, people often say 'She seemed like a nice person'. It seemed a long time before the food came. She seems to be a very nice girl. It seemed like a good idea. Note that you do not use 'as' after seem. You do not say, for example, 'It seemed as a good idea'. If the noun group contains a determiner but not an adjective, you must use seemed to be. For example, you say 'He seemed to be the owner of the car'. You do not say 'He seemed the owner of the car'. The parcel seemed to be a gift for our children. What seems to be the trouble? ◊ used with verbs You can use other 'to'-infinitives besides 'to be' after seem. For example, you can say 'He seemed to need help'. You can also say 'It seemed that he needed help' or 'It seemed as though he needed help'. The experiments seem to prove that sugar is not very good for you. It did seem to me that she was far too romantic. It seemed as though the war had ended. |
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