seem可用作连系动词或不及物动词，意为“似乎；好像”，其常见用法现归纳如下：

一、“主语+ seem +（to be ）+表语”，

表语多为名词或形容词，有时是其他的词或短语，以说明主语的特征或状态。例如：

Tom seems （to be ） a very clever boy.

汤姆看上去是一个非常聪明的男孩。

The man over there seems to be a new teacher.

那边的那个人看上去像一个新老师。

Mr Black seemed to be quite happy.

布莱克先生好像十分快乐。

This small town seems changed a little.

这个小城镇似乎有点儿变化。

二、“主语+ seem + 不定式”，

此句型中的seem与不定式一起构成复合谓语。例如：

Mrs Green doesn’t seem （或seems not ） to like the idea.

格林夫人似乎不太喜欢这个主意。

The children seemed to be eating something in the room.

孩子们好像正在房间里吃东西呢。

The young man seemed to have changed much.

这个年轻人看起来变化很大。

三、“It seems + that从句”，

其中it 是形式主语，that引导主语从句。例如：

It seems that no one knows what has happened in the park.

似乎没有人知道在公园里发生了什么事。

It seems to me that Mr Brown will not come again.

在我看来布朗先生不会再来了。

四、“There + seem to be +名词”，

其中to be 可省略。seem 的单复数形式要根据后面作主语的名词的单复数形式而定。例如：

There doesn’t seem to be much hope of our beating that team.

看来我们战胜那个队没有多大希望。

There seems no need to wait longer.

看来没有再等的必要了。

seem的常见短语和句型：

seem + (to be) + adj./n. 看起来像……，似乎

seem + to do 好像……，似乎……

seem + like + n. 好像……，似乎……

it seems + (to sb) + (that)… （在某人看来）好像……，仿佛……

it seems + as if/though… 看样子似乎……

There seems (to be)… 似乎有……

如：He seemed (to be) very happy when he was called by the headmaster.

(被校长叫到名字时他好象很开心)

 It seems that nobody else could do such a foolish thing except Jim.

 (除了吉姆好象没有什么人会做出如此愚蠢的事情来)

学以致用

       1.Your father seems to be very happy .(同义句）

                                              your father is very happy .

       2.  —What a noise! I can hardly stand it.

     —It ______ as if they are having a party next door. (2005北京东城)

A. looks    B. seems     C. appears    D. happens

3. She seems very sad.

　　   She seems ________ ________ very sad.

　　  It seems that ________ ________ very sad.

　 4. He seemed to be waiting for somebody.

　　 It seemed that ________ ________ ________ for somebody.

　　5. Nobody seemed to have lost a child.

　　It seemed that ________ ________ ________ a child.

　　6. It seems that there will be no time for play now.

　　There ________ ________ ________ no time for play now.

KeyS

1. It semms that  2.B  3. to be; she is 4. he was waiting 5. nobody had lost 6. seems to be