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seem, appear, look
这三个词都可用作系动词,表示“看起来”。它们的区别是:1.在含义上, appear 强调外表上给人的某种印象,有时含实质上并非如此的意思; look意味着看上去如此,实际亦是如此; seem 则暗示判断有一定根据,这种判断往往接近事实。例如:He appears to be very young.他看上去很年轻。(实际上不一定如此)He looks to be very young.他看上去很年轻。(实际上也年轻)He seems to be very young.他看上去很年轻。(可能他的确很年轻)2.在用法上,这三个词都可跟形容词或“to be+形容词或名词”结构,也可用于It appears〔appeared〕/looks〔looked〕/seems〔seemed〕 as if...结构。但是, appear 和seem跟to- v 时仍表示“看起来”,而look 接to- v 则是“盼望”的意思。例如:He appears〔seems〕 to know it.他看来知道这件事。He looks to hear from you.他期待你来信。另外, appear 和seem可用于It appears〔appeared〕/seems〔seemed〕 that...结构,而look不能。例如:我看他似乎很喜欢看这部小说。[误] It looks to me that he enjoys read- ing the novel.[正] It appears〔seems〕 to me that he enjoys reading the novel.还有, appear 和seem一般不用于进行体; 而look可用现在进行时,这和一般现在时所表示的意思无多大区别。例如:You are looking〔look〕 very unhappy.你看起来很不高兴。
下面各组中的两个句子意思相同:
He seemed to be ill.It seemed that he was ill.他好像在生病。He doesn't seem to be at home.He seems not to be at home.他好像不在家。
下面两句意思不同:
It seems as if it might rain.看样子像要下雨似的。It seems as if it is going to rain.看来快要下雨了。
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She seemed to be placing most of the blame on her mother.
她好像把大部分责任都推到了母亲身上。
Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.
这时候,我的心里像有个东西突然绷断了——我再也忍受不了啦。
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Their own lives already seemed to possess the symmetries of narrative art.
他们自己的生活似乎已经拥有叙事艺术的对称性。
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He was surprised they had married — they had seemed so different.
他俩居然结婚了——这让他非常惊讶,因为他们实在是太不一样了。
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