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seem

UK //siːm//US //siːm//

词源

源自中古英语 'semen',来自古挪威语 'sœma',意为'适合'或'看起来像'。

verb

❶ 表示看起来或感觉像是某种情况,通常用于表达主观感受或表面现象,而非确定的事实。

“She seems happy today.”

(她今天看起来很开心。)

“It seems like it's going to rain.”

(看起来要下雨了。)

同义词:appear, look, sound

常见短语

seem to — 用于表达某人或某事看起来或感觉像是某种状态或行为。

“She seems to understand the problem.”

(她似乎理解了这个问题。)

it seems that — 用于表达某种情况或事实看起来是真实的,通常用于推测或观察。

“It seems that everyone agrees with the decision.”

(看起来大家都同意这个决定。)