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seem,appear,look三个词都可以表示“看起来…”,但具体用时又不能完全相互替代,这时我们就需要了解三者之间的区别。
seem
v. (涉及推断)似乎,看来;(用于表示谨慎、礼貌或委婉)好像,可能
appear
v. 出现,呈现;首次使用,起源;出庭;演出,出场;出版,发表;记载,提及;看来
look
v. 看;故意不理睬(某人),装作没有看见(某人);注意;与……外表相似;看起来像(look like)
1.含义上的区别
Seem:
根据一定的事实判断,往往接近事实;
We seem destined never to meet.
我们看起来像是命中注定无缘相见。
appear:
指根据事物的外表表象做出判断的,但实质上并不一定如此;
She will appear in court tomorrow.
她明天出庭。
look:
根据视觉印象而得出的判断,实质上也可能如此。
You look lovely, Marcia.
你看起来很美,马西娅。
2.用法上的区别
①.look 可用于进行时,而seem,appear 一般不能。
Things are looking pretty good!
形势看来很不错!
②.appear 和 seem 之后可接动词不定式的一般式、完成式以及其他形式,而 look之后除了能接to be 结构外,不接其它动词不定式形式。
At dusk bats appear in vast numbers.
蝙蝠于傍晚时分大批出现。
They seem an ill-assorted couple.
他俩似乎不般配。
③.look,seem 能与like连接,译为“看上去像”,appear 不能。
They look like stars to the naked eye.
用肉眼看上去它们像星星。
It doesn't seem like this huge fantasy.
它似乎不像这个巨大的幻想。
④.seem,look 后均可接 as if,as though 引导的表语从句,从句中既可用陈述语气也可用虚拟语气,appear 则不能。
"Us mustn't seem as if us was watchin' him too close," said Dickon.
“我们不能让它觉得我们离他太近了。”狄肯说。
You look as if you haven't got a care in the world !
你看上去好像一丝牵挂都没有!
⑤.appear 和seem 均可接 that 引导的从句,look 不能。
It would appear that this was a major problem.
看来这是个主要的问题。
It would seem that we all agree.
我们大家似乎都同意。
⑥.appear 和 seem 可用于there be 结构中,而look 不能。
However, it does appear that there are plenty of customers.
然而,看起来顾客还是很多的。
There are always new projects which seem to put the reunion back further.
总是有一些新项目,似乎还要把这次团聚再往后推迟。