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1、seem为连系动词,意为“似乎,看来”,其基本句型和用法如下： 1)跟不定式：不定式有时须用完成式或进行式： Shedoesntseem(或seemsnot)toliketheidea. 她似乎不太喜欢这个主意。 Shedidntseemtohavechangedmuch. 她看来没多大变化。 Theyseemedtobeeatingsomething.他们好象在吃东西。 2)跟形容词或过去分词： Heseems(tobe)quitehappy.她好象十分快乐。 Sheseemssatisfied.她似乎很满意。 3)跟名词： Sheseemsanunusualclevergirl. 她看起来
2、象是一个异常聪明的女孩。 Thisseemstoheranidealjob. 她感到这是一份理想的工作。 4)跟介词短语： ItseemslikeyearssinceIlastsawyou. 从上次跟你见面后,好象好久没见到你了。 Theyseeminhighspirits.他们似乎情绪高涨。 【注意】seem还可用于下列句型结构： 1)Itseemsthat看来,似乎： Itseemsthatnooneknowswhathashappened.(=Nooneseemstoknowwhathashappened.)似乎没有人知道发生了什么事。 2)Thereseems似乎有： Theresee
3、msnoneedtowait.看来无须再等了。 3)Itseemsasif好像： Itseemsasiftheyhadneverseeneachotherbefore. 仿佛他们以前从未见过面。seem可用作连系动词或不及物动词,意为“似乎；好像”,其常见用法现归纳如下：一、“主语+ seem +（to be ）+表语”,表语多为名词或形容词,有时是其他的词或短语,以说明主语的特征或状态。例如：Tom seems （to be ） a very clever boy. 汤姆看上去是一个非常聪明的男孩。The man over there seems to be a new teacher. 那
4、边的那个人看上去像一个新老师。Mr Black seemed to be quite happy. 布莱克先生好像十分快乐。This small town seems changed a little. 这个小城镇似乎有点儿变化。二、“主语+ seem + 不定式”,此句型中的seem与不定式一起组成复合谓语。例如：Mrs Green doesnt seem （或seems not ） to like the idea. 格林夫人似乎不太喜欢这个主意。The children seemed to be eating something in the room. 孩子们好像正在房间里吃东西呢。T
5、he young man seemed to have changed much. 这个年轻人看起来变化很大。三、“It seems + that从句”,其中it 是形式主语,that引导主语从句。例如：It seems that no one knows what has happened in the park. 似乎没有人知道在公园里发生了什么事。It seems to me that Mr Brown will not come again. 在我看来布朗先生不会再来了。四、“There + seem to be +名词”,其中to be 可省略。seem 的单复数形式要根据后面作主语
6、的名词的单复数形式而定。例如：There doesnt seem to be much hope of our beating that team. 看来我们战胜那个队没有多大希望。There seems no need to wait longer. 看来没有再等的必要了。seem 是连系动词,意为“似乎”、“好像”、“看上去”,用来表示说话人内心的?有一定依据的推测、判断或猜想。其用法如下:一、 “seem(to be) +n(作表语)”,此结构中的 to be 可省略,但名词前一般应有形容词修饰:It seems(to be) the best answer. 这似乎是最好的回答。His
7、 father seems(to be) a kind man. 他父亲看上去像个和善的人。It seemed(to be) an interesting book. 这好像是本有趣的书。二、“seem(to be) + adj(作表语)”,此结构中的 to be 也可省略?如果 to be 后面是 afraid, asleep, awake 等表语形容词,则 to be 不能省略:The green leaves seemed(to be) more beautiful after the rain. 绿叶在雨后显得更美。These girls seem(to be) very happy.
8、 这些女孩子们似乎很高兴。The boy seems to be afraid of the teacher. 这男孩好像怕老师。三、“seem + 介词 like 和 in 引起的短语”, seem like 表示“看上去好像”, seem in 表示“看起来处于状态”:Those boats seem like many ducks. 那些船看上去好像是很多鸭子。The English-Chinese dictionary seems to me like an old friend. 这本英汉词典对我来说好像一位老朋友。Mrs Brown seems in bad health. 布朗夫
9、人看起来身体不好。四? “seem to do something(动词不定式作表语)”,这种结构的否定形式是“do/does/did + not + seem + to do something”或“seem + not + to do something”,其中的动词不定式多为一般式?进行式或完成式:Tom seems to know everything. 汤姆好像什么都知道。They seemed not to know each other. 他们看上去好像互不认识。It doesnt seem to be raining now. 天看起来不像在下雨。She seemed to b
10、e sleeping. 她好像在睡觉。Mary seems to have said so. 玛丽好像曾经这样说过。五、与代词 it 连用,组成“it seems/seemed that.”句式?该句式相当于“从句的主语 + seem + to do”:It seems that his temperature is all right. (=His temperature seems to be all right.) 他的体温似乎正常。It seems that she is thinking. (=She seems to be thinking.) 她好像在思考什么。It seems
11、that they have been on earth thousands of years.(=They seem to have been on earth thousands of years.) 它们似乎已在地球上生存了数千年。六、“it seems/seemed to somebody that.”意为“在某人看来好像、仿佛”:It seems to him that he would never be able to work out the problem. 在他看来好像无法解决那个问题。You are mistaken, it seems to me. 在我看来你搞错了。七、
12、 “there seems/seemed(to be).”意为“似乎有”?例如:There seems(to be) no answer to the question. 这个问题似乎没有参考参考答案?There seems(to be) a mistake in these answers. 这些参考参考答案中好像有错误?八、 “it seems as if.”意为“看起来像/仿佛”。此结构中的 it 是形式主语, as if 引导表语从句:It seems as if it is going to rain. 看起来天快要下雨了。It seemed as if they would mar
13、ry in the end. 看来他们终于要结婚了。九、 seem 与 look 的区别:seem 和 look 的意思相同,但它们的着重点不同,用法有相同之处,也有一些差别? seem 指说话人内心的主观判断,而 look 则强调从所述事物外表上看得出的视觉印象。1. 两者后面都可接形容词?名词?动词不定式 to be 及介词短语:She seems/looks a nice teacher. 她看上去是个好老师。My mother seems/looks tired. 我母亲似乎很疲倦。The patient seemed/looked(to be) very ill. 那病人似乎病得很重
14、。2. 两者后面都可接 as if 引导的表语从句,但 seem 的主语一般是 it,而 look 的主语可以是 it,也可以是其他的名词或代词:She looked as if she slept badly. 看她那样子仿佛没有睡好。下列几种情况下不能用 look 取代 seem:1. seem 后面接动词不定式 to do 时:My father seemed to know the news. 我父亲好像知道这个消息。2. 在“it seems/seemed that.”句式中:It seemed that you were lying. 看来你在撒谎!3. 在“there seems/seemed + 动词不定式”句式中:There seems to be many young people at the concert. 好像有许多年青人在听音乐会。知识改变命运3 / 3
