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seem的重点用法(你知道seem,appear,look三个词的区别吗?)

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seem,appear,look三个词都可以表示“看起来…”,但具体用时又不能完全相互替代,这时我们就需要了解三者之间的区别。

回顾一下

seem

v. (涉及推断)似乎,看来;(用于表示谨慎、礼貌或委婉)好像,可能

appear

v. 出现,呈现;首次使用,起源;出庭;演出,出场;出版,发表;记载,提及;看来

look

v. 看;故意不理睬(某人),装作没有看见(某人);注意;与……外表相似;看起来像(look like)

区别

1.含义上的区别

Seem:

根据一定的事实判断,往往接近事实;

We seem destined never to meet.

我们看起来像是命中注定无缘相见。

appear:

指根据事物的外表表象做出判断的,但实质上并不一定如此;

She will appear in court tomorrow.

她明天出庭。

look:

根据视觉印象而得出的判断,实质上也可能如此。

You look lovely, Marcia.

你看起来很美,马西娅。

2.用法上的区别

①.look 可用于进行时,而seem,appear 一般不能。

Things are looking pretty good!

形势看来很不错!

②.appear 和 seem 之后可接动词不定式的一般式、完成式以及其他形式,而 look之后除了能接to be 结构外,不接其它动词不定式形式。

At dusk bats appear in vast numbers.

蝙蝠于傍晚时分大批出现。

They seem an ill-assorted couple.

他俩似乎不般配。

③.look,seem 能与like连接,译为“看上去像”,appear 不能。

They look like stars to the naked eye.

用肉眼看上去它们像星星。

It doesn't seem like this huge fantasy.

它似乎不像这个巨大的幻想。

④.seem,look 后均可接 as if,as though 引导的表语从句,从句中既可用陈述语气也可用虚拟语气,appear 则不能。

"Us mustn't seem as if us was watchin' him too close," said Dickon.

“我们不能让它觉得我们离他太近了。”狄肯说。

You look as if you haven't got a care in the world !

你看上去好像一丝牵挂都没有!

⑤.appear 和seem 均可接 that 引导的从句,look 不能。

It would appear that this was a major problem.

看来这是个主要的问题。

It would seem that we all agree.

我们大家似乎都同意。

⑥.appear 和 seem 可用于there be 结构中,而look 不能。

However, it does appear that there are plenty of customers.

然而,看起来顾客还是很多的。

There are always new projects which seem to put the reunion back further.

总是有一些新项目,似乎还要把这次团聚再往后推迟。