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• ① 【口】似乎不能…
  • He cannot [can't] seem to understand what I mean.他似乎不懂我的意思(★这种用法虽然在美国的口语及非正式文章中很常见,但英国人一般都使用He does not [doesn't] seem able to understand what I mean.)。