seem 音标拼音: [s'im]
vi . 好像,似乎,看来好像
好像,似乎,看来好像
seem v 1 :
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect ;
"
She seems to be sleeping "; "
This appears to be a very difficult problem "; "
This project looks fishy "; "
They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time " [
synonym : {
look }, {
appear }, {
seem }]
2 :
seem to be true ,
probable ,
or apparent ; "
It seems that he is very gifted "; "
It appears that the weather in California is very bad " [
synonym : {
appear }, {
seem }]
3 :
appear to exist ; "
There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now "
4 :
appear to one '
s own mind or opinion ; "
I seem to be misunderstood by everyone "; "
I can '
t seem to learn these Chinese characters "
Seem \
Seem \ (
s [=
e ]
m ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Seemed } (
s [=
e ]
md );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Seeming }.] [
OE .
semen to seem ,
to become ,
befit ,
AS .
s [=
e ]
man to satisfy ,
pacify ;
akin to Icel .
saema to honor ,
to bear with ,
conform to ,
saemr becoming ,
fit ,
s [=
o ]
ma to beseem ,
to befit ,
sama to beseem ,
semja to arrange ,
settle ,
put right ,
Goth .
samjan to please ,
and to E .
same .
The sense is probably due to the adj .
seemly .
[
root ]
191 .
See {
Same },
a .,
and cf . {
Seemly }.]
To appear ,
or to appear to be ;
to have a show or semblance ;
to present an appearance ;
to look ;
to strike one '
s apprehension or fancy as being ;
to be taken as . "
It now seemed probable ." --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
Thou picture of what thou seem '
st . --
Shak .
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All seemed well pleased ;
all seemed ,
but were not all .
--
Milton .
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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man ;
but the end thereof are the ways of death . --
Prov .
xiv .
12 .
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{
It seems },
it appears ;
it is understood as true ;
it is said .
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A prince of Italy ,
it seems ,
entertained his mistress on a great lake . --
Addison .
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Syn :
To appear ;
look .
Usage : {
Seem }, {
Appear }.
To appear has reference to a thing '
s being presented to our view ;
as ,
the sun appears ;
to seem is connected with the idea of semblance ,
and usually implies an inference of our mind as to the probability of a thing '
s being so ;
as ,
a storm seems to be coming . "
The story appears to be true ,"
means that the facts ,
as presented ,
go to show its truth ;
"
the story seems to be true ,"
means that it has the semblance of being so ,
and we infer that it is true .
"
His first and principal care being to appear unto his people such as he would have them be ,
and to be such as he appeared ." --
Sir P .
Sidney .
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Ham .
Ay ,
madam ,
it is common .
Queen .
If it be ,
Why seems it so particular with thee ?
Ham .
Seems ,
madam !
Nay ,
it is ;
I know not "
seems ." --
Shak .
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Seem \
Seem \,
v .
t .
To befit ;
to beseem . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
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1913 Webster ]
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "
seem ":
ape ,
appear ,
appear like ,
approach ,
approximate ,
be like ,
be redolent of ,
bear resemblance ,
bring to mind ,
call to mind ,
call up ,
come close ,
come near ,
compare with ,
copy ,
correspond ,
counterfeit ,
evoke ,
favor ,
feel ,
follow ,
hint ,
imitate ,
imply ,
insinuate ,
intimate ,
look ,
look like ,
match ,
mimic ,
mirror ,
near ,
nearly reproduce ,
not tell apart ,
parallel ,
partake of ,
remind one of ,
resemble ,
savor of ,
seem like ,
seem to be ,
simulate ,
smack of ,
sound ,
sound like ,
stack up with ,
suggest ,
take after
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