seem的用法詳解
seem的用法詳解
seem可用作連系動詞或不及物動詞,意為“似乎;好像”,其常見用法現(xiàn)歸納如下:
一、“主語+ seem +(to be )+表語”,表語多為名詞或形容詞,有時是其他的詞或短語,以說明主語的特征或狀態(tài)。例如:
This small town seems changed a little. 這個小城鎮(zhèn)似乎有點兒變化。
Mr Black seemed to be quite happy. 布萊克先生好像十分快樂。
Tom seems (to be ) a very clever boy. 湯姆看上去是一個非常聰明的男孩。
The man over there seems to be a new teacher. 那邊的那個人看上去像一個新老師。
二、“主語+ seem + 不定式”,此句型中的seem與不定式一起構成復合謂語。例如:
The young man seemed to have changed much. 這個年輕人看起來變化很大。
Mrs Green doesn’t seem (或seems not ) to like the idea. 格林夫人似乎不太喜歡這個主意。
The children seemed to be eating something in the room. 孩子們好像正在房間里吃東西呢。
三、“It seems + that從句”,其中it 是形式主語,that引導主語從句。例如:
It seems to me that Mr Brown will not come again. 在我看來布朗先生不會再來了。
It seems that no one knows what has happened in the park. 似乎沒有人知道在公園里發(fā)生了什么事。
四、“There + seem to be +名詞”,其中to be 可省略。seem 的單復數(shù)形式要根據(jù)后面作主語的名詞的單復數(shù)形式而定。例如:
There doesn’t seem to be much hope of our beating that team. 看來我們戰(zhàn)勝那個隊沒有多大希望。
There seems no need to wait longer. 看來沒有再等的必要了。