seem的用法
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seem的用法
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与不定式一起构成复合谓语。例如:
Mrs Green doesn’t 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。
The 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的名词的单复数形式而定。例如:
There doesn’t 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的常见短语和句型:
seem + (to be) + adj./n. 看起来像……,似乎
seem + to do 好像……,似乎……
seem + like + n. 好像……,似乎……
it seems + (to sb) + (that)…
(在某人看来)好像……,仿佛……
it seems + as if/though… 看样子似乎……
There seems (to be)… 似乎有……
如:He seemed (to be) very
happy when he was called by the headmaster.
(被校长叫到名字时他好象很开心)
It seems that nobody
else could do such a foolish thing except
Jim.
(除了吉姆好象没有什么人会做出如此愚蠢的事情来)
学以致用
1.Your father seems to be
very happy .(同义句)
your father is very
happy .
2.
—What a
noise! I can hardly stand it.
—It ______ as if they are having a
party next door. (2005北京东城)
A. looks
B. seems
C. appears
D. happens
3. She seems very sad.
She seems ________ ________ very sad.
It seems that ________ ________ very sad.
4. He seemed to be waiting for somebody.
It seemed that ________ ________ ________ for somebody.
5. Nobody seemed to have lost a child.
It seemed that ________ ________ ________ a child.
6. It seems that there will be no time for play now.
There ________ ________ ________ no time for play now.
KeyS
1. It semms that
2.B
3. to be; she is 4. he was
waiting 5. nobody had lost 6. seems to be