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表像系动词: seem look appear 三者均属于表示状态的连系动词，都有“好像”、“似乎”的意思。区别如下：
1.seem 侧重指事实上似乎是那样的，根据某种迹象作出的推断，也不一定是事实。 look 指视觉印象，指看起来似乎如此； appear 指从表面上看似乎如此，但有时并非如此。 (1)They seemed tired and unhappy when they got home. 他们到家时似乎又累又不高兴 (2)Be careful! The newly [ˈnju:li] 最近waxed[wæks]给…打蜡 floor looks very slippery[ˈslɪpəri]滑溜的 . 小心点！这新打蜡的地板看起来很滑。 (3)She appears quite old. 她显得很老。 2.三者均可后接不定式，但 look 之后一般只限于 to be (且较少见)： (1)The man seems / appears / looks to be very tired. 那人好像很疲劳。 (2)He seemed / appeared to have met her before. 他以前似乎见过她。 /He seems to have seen her before. （3）He seems [appears, looks] to be very tired. 他好像很累了。 （4）He seems [appears] to have traveled a lot. 他似乎去过不少地方。 这似乎是一个理想的解决办法。 3.look, seem 之后可接like短语，但 appear 之后一般不能. (1)You look like your father. 你看起来像你父亲。 (2)It seemed like a disaster[dɪˈzɑ:stə(r)]灾难 at the time当时. 在当时就好像是一场灾难。 （3）He just looks like his brother. 他的模样就像他的哥哥。 （4）He seems like a fool. 他看起来像个傻瓜。 4.用于进行时态的问题 appear 和seem不用于进行时态，但look有时可这样用(尽管较少见)：He looks [is looking] well. 他看上去气色不错。 但是不说He is seeming [appearing] well. 5.三者均可用于 it 开头的句子 。 三者均可用于 it 开头的句子，且三者之后均可接以 as if 或 as though 引导的从句，另外 appear 和 seem 之 后还可接 that 引导的从句： (1)It looks/seems/appears as if he has lost interest in his job. 看来他对自己的工作已失去了兴趣。 (2)It seems /appears that he is very tired. 他似乎很累了。 (3)It seemed / as if好像， 似乎/ though [ðəʊ]虽然 the day would never end. 似乎这一天永远不会结束。 (4)It looked as if he had been ill. 他看起来像是生过病。 (5)It seems / appears that he is very rich[rɪtʃ]富有的. 他似乎很富有。 为避免重复，appear和seem后接的 that 从句有时可用so或 not代替。 (1)---Is he an honest [ˈɒnɪst]诚实的 man ? 他是诚实的人吗? --- It seems / appears so / not. 似乎是 / 不是。 (2) ---Is he reliable? 他可靠吗? ---It seems [appears] so (not). 似乎是可靠的(不可靠)。 seem 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。 appear的用法 appear用作连系动词，其意为“似乎”“好像”，其后的表语可以是： ■不定式 （1）He appeared to be talking to himself. 他仿佛在跟自己讲话。/他似乎在自言自语。 （2）She didn’t appear to know anything about it. 她似乎对此一无所知。 （3）They appeared to be satisfied [ˈsætɪsfaɪd]满意的 with the result [rɪˈzʌlt]结果 . 他们似乎对结果感到满意。 (4)They aren’t as clever[ˈklevə(r)]聪明的 as they appear to be. 他们并不像他们看起来那样聪明。 (5)There appears to be little enthusiasm[ɪnˈθju:ziæzəm] 热情 for your idea. 对你的想法似乎没有什么热情。 (6)There seems to be something wrong here. 这儿好像有点不大对劲。/这里好像有什么问题。 ■形容词 (1)He appeared quite well. 他显得身体相当好。 (2)He appears quite rich 他似乎相当富有。 (3)To compromise[ˈkɒmprəmaɪz]妥协 appears advisable [ədˈvaɪzəbl]明智的. 妥协似乎是明智之举./看来以妥协为好。 /Compromise seems wise [waɪz]明智的. ■名词 (1)He didn’t want to appear a fool. 他不想显得像个傻瓜。 （2）It appears a true story. 这似乎是一件真事。 ■从句 （1）It appears that he forgot[fəˈgɒt]忘记 to sign[saɪn] 签名 the letter. 他似乎忘记在信上署名了。 （2）It appears (that) the plane did not land[lænd] 土地，降临in Rome. 似乎飞机并未在罗马着陆。 |
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