seem

柯林斯詞典

1. V-LINK You use seem to say that someone or something gives the impression of having a particular quality, or of happening in the way you describe. 似乎; 看起來[no cont]
The explosions seemed quite close by. 爆炸似乎就在近旁。
To everyone who knew them, they seemed an ideal couple. 在每個認識他們的人看來，他們似乎是一對佳偶。
The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes. 鎮(zhèn)靜傚果好像持續(xù)了大約10分鍾。
It seems that the attack was carefully planned. 看起來，這次襲擊是精心策劃的。
It seemed as if she'd been gone forever. 好像她已經(jīng)永遠地離開了一樣。
2. V-LINK You use seem when you are describing your own feelings or thoughts, or describing something that has happened to you, in order to make your statement less forceful. 感覺好像[no cont] [含糊]
I seem to have lost all my self-confidence. 我好像已經(jīng)喪失了所有的自信。
I seem to remember giving you very precise instructions. 我好像記得曾給過你非常明確的指示。
3. PHRASE If you say that you cannot seem or could not seem to do something, you mean that you have tried to do it and were unable to. 好像縂是不能
No matter how hard I try I cannot seem to catch up on all the bills. 不琯我怎麼努力，我好像縂也無法付清所有的賬單。