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1. seem+形容詞Everything seems easy.一切似乎很容易。2. seem+名詞He seemed an honest man.他看上去像是個老實人。This seemed to us an ideal plan.我們感到這是個完美的計劃。3. seem+不定式The maths problem seems to be very difficult to work out.這道數學題似乎很難解決。I seem to have caught a cold.我好像是感冒了。4. seem+過去分詞Our teacher seemed stopped by the question.我們的老師似乎是被那個問題難住了。His story seemed revealed.他的謊言似乎已被揭露。
seem相當于系動詞 在英語所有的連系動詞中,除了be這個最常見的外,seem應該算是最常見的連系動詞之一.而對于seem的用法,許多同學有個誤解,就是以為seem后接表語時,表語前可隨意地加上to be,也可隨意地去掉to be.其實,seem后to be的省略和保留有不少講究和值得注意的地方,本文歸納以下五種情況,供同學們參考.一、后接形容詞時 當seem后接形容詞作表語時,如果談的是客觀事實,即看上去肯定是真實的東西,通常用seem to be;如果談的是主觀印象,則通常只用seem.但由于這種區別在沒有上下文的情況下并不總是很清楚,所以在許多情況下兩個結構均可以用.如:He seems (to be) ill.他似乎生病了.He seems (to be) quite happy.他似乎很高興.He seems (to be) quite rich 他似乎相當富有.She seems (to be) very sleepy today.今天她看上去很困倦.但在有些情況下,由于其語境比較特殊,可能用其中一個結構比另一個結構更合適,如下面一句中的seems后最好不用to be:He seems older than he is.他看上去比實際年齡大.二、后接名詞時 在名詞前通常要用seem to be(尤其是當名詞前帶有定冠詞或物主代詞修飾時),如以下各句中的to be均不能省略.如:He seemed to be the owner of the car.他好像就是車主.I spoke to a man who seemed to be the boss.我跟一個人說話,他看上去像是老板.Washing the car seems to be your main hobby.洗車似乎是你的主要愛好.但是,在著重表現主觀感受的名詞短語前,有時可以省去to be.此時名詞前通常會有一個描繪性形容詞修飾.如:It seems (to be) a good idea.那似乎是個好主意.It seems (to be) a real bargain.這東西似乎很便宜.下面一句中的fool前雖然沒有形容詞修飾,但a fool本身相當于形容詞foolish:He seems (to be) a fool.他似乎是個笨蛋.三、后接非謂語動詞時 后接不定式的被動式時,有時可以省略to be,而只保留過去分詞(尤其是當其中的過去分詞可用作形容詞時更是如此).如:Ann and Robert seem (to be) made for each other.安和羅伯特真似天生的一對.She didn’t seem (to be) convinced by the argument.這個論點似乎沒有使她信服.但后接不定式的進行式時,通常不能省略to be,因為seem后習慣上不接現在分詞作表語.所以,下面各句中的to be均不宜省略:He seems to be saying something.他似乎在說什么.History seems to be repeating itself.歷史似乎在重演.His health seems to be improving little by little.他健康狀況看來正在好轉.注:如果seem to be doing sth結構中的doing 不是現在分詞,而是形容詞,則可省略其中的to be.如:His idea seems (to be) exciting.他的主意看來令人激動.She seemed (to be) lacking in enthusiasm.她似乎缺乏熱情.四、用于there be結構時 當seem用于there be結構時,其通常的表現形式為There seems to be…,其中的to be可以省略,也可以保留,但以保留為多見.如:There seems to be something wrong here.這兒好像有點不大對勁.There seems to be a mistake in these figures.這些數字中好像有個錯誤.There seemed (to be) nobody about,so I went in.附近似乎沒有人,因此我就走了進去.There seems (to be) every reason to believe that business will get better.看來完全有理由相信生意會轉好.注:省略to be后,seem便直接充當了be的作用.五、后接表語形容詞時 在作表語用的以a-開頭的形容詞前通常不能省略to be.
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seem to do sth 似乎做;好像
Some people seem to do it as a hobby.
有些人這樣做好像僅僅是一種消遣.
不可以的。非謂語動詞一定是實義動詞,而seem是系動詞,詳解如下。非謂語動詞,又叫非限定動詞,非謂語動詞是指在句子中不是謂語的動詞,主要包括不定式、動名詞和分詞(現在分詞和過去分詞),即動詞的非謂語形式。常與不定式做賓語連用的動詞有:want,hope,wish,offer,fail,plan,learn,pretend,refuse,manage,help,agree,promise,prefer,如果不定式(賓語)后面有賓語補足語,則用it作形式賓語,真正的賓語(不定式)后置,放在賓語補足語后面。
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