seemed
past simple and past participle ofseem
| 单词 | seemed |
| 释义 | seemed past simple and past participle ofseem seem verb[I+ adv/prep,L] uk/siːm/us/siːm/B1 to give theeffectof being; to bejudgedto be: He's 16, but he often seems(to be)younger. Thechildrenseemed (as if/as though/likethey were)tired. Isuspecthisclaimsarenot allthey seem - hetendstoexaggerate. Things areseldomas/how/whatthey seem. [+ to infinitive]I seemtoknowmore about him than anyoneelse. They seemtobe takingalongtimetodecide. [+ (that)]Itseems(that)she can't come. Itseemstome(that)(= Ithinkthat)he isn't therightpersonfor thejob. formalIt wouldseem(that)noactionneed be taken. Thereseemstohave been amistake- mynameisn't on thelist. [after so]"There's noreply- they've all gonehome." "Soit seems." "Was adecisionmade?" "It seemsnot/so."
Seeming and purporting to be
GrammarAppearorseem? We mostly use appear to talk about facts and events. We use seem to talk about facts, but also to talk about personal feelings and ideas. Seem is often used with a noun:…Seem+to-infinitive We can use seem with a to-infinitive:…Seem Seem means ‘appear in a particular way’. We can use it as a linking verb (like be) or with a to-infinitive. We do not normally use seem in the continuous form:…Seemas a linking verb Seem as a linking verb is followed by an adjective or, less commonly, a noun:…Examplesofseemedseemed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It protected it by excluding from its realm the cases thatseemedto escape multiple concordant testimony. From theCambridge English Corpus It took a while to get in, but on your initial visit, heseemedpleasant enough. From theCambridge English Corpus The diversity of themes covered in the papers is the reason why thisseemedto be such an eclectic mix. From theCambridge English Corpus Her husband remained unco-operative and itseemedunlikely that either would agree to any help, unless she did have a difficult pregnancy or labour. From theCambridge English Corpus Given that local farmers' response to the first two phases of reform had been characterised by a growing sense of ambivalence thisseemedunlikely. From theCambridge English Corpus This goalseemedvirtually unattainable not long ago. From theCambridge English Corpus On finding that the activation of nicotinic receptorsseemedto depress visual responses, we proceeded to investigate the mechanism of this effect. From theCambridge English Corpus The thrombusseemedto resolve with the help of oral coumadin. From theCambridge English Corpus We have no explanation for this pattern except that diphthongsseemedto pattern as a vowel plus coda in disyllables for this particular child. From theCambridge English Corpus While virtually no one had seen her coming in 1943, now itseemedlegions were prepared. From theCambridge English Corpus To them, trying something unproven, potentially risky, but also potentially beneficialseemedreasonable. From theCambridge English Corpus It reallyseemeda clear-cut and unambiguous test. From theCambridge English Corpus Thisseemedto improve his alertness in ways that could help him become even more cognizant of the nurturing he was receiving through reflexology. From theCambridge English Corpus It seems that there is something different in ecology from the stuff thatseemed'factual' in the basic biology stuff. From theCambridge English Corpus Some centresseemedable to repair equipment quickly; others did not, causing difficulties for students. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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