系动词seem的用法与搭配
系动词seem的用法与搭配
1. 用作连系动词,表示“似乎”“好像”,其后用作表语的可以是名词、形容词、介词短语、不定式、分词等。如:
He seems quite happy. 他看来很快活。
That seems not a bad idea. 这似乎是一个不坏的主意。
You seem out of temper today. 你今天情绪似乎不大好。
His first memories seemed connected with work. 他最早的记忆似乎和工作有关。
后接不定式时,不定式根据情况可以是一般式,也可以是进行式或完成式等。如:
She seems to be crying. 她好像在哭。
He didn’t seem to have changed much. 他似乎没多大变化。
注意:seem 后可接不定式,但通常不接动名词。
2. 在 it seems 后可接 as if 从句或 that 从句。如:
It seems that he is living in the area. 他似乎就住在这一带。
It seems as if everybody knew except me. 好像除我之外其他人都知道了。
后接 that 从句时,有时可用 so, not 代之。如:
A:Does he know her? 他认识她吗?
B:It seems so (not). 好像是认识(不认识)。
3. 用作seem like,其中的like通常为介词,其后接名词或代词。如:
It seems like yesterday. 这仿佛是昨天发生的事。
It seems like the answer to my problem. 它似乎是我问题的答案。
但在非正式文体中,也可后接句子。如:
It seems like the year flies by. 一年好像飞逝般过去。
It seems like their marriage is over. 看起来他们的婚姻结束了。
4. 有时还可用于 there seems (to be)。如:
There seems (to be) something wrong with it. 好像有什么问题。
There seems to be a mistake in these figures. 这些数字中好像有个错误。
5. 比较以下同义句型:
It seems that he has a lot of money.=He seems to have a lot of money. 他似乎很有钱。