象是的英文：
seem

This phenomenon is accountable.
这种现象是可以解释的。

Something,such as illegible or undecipherable writing,that is felt to resemble a hieroglyph.
难辨别的书写，象是用象形文字写的

The bleak frost packed and paved the square as with some ringing metal.
惨白的霜冻牢固地铺在广场上，象是铿锵发响的金属。

What strikes at a first reading is its vividness and terseness.
初读时它给人的印象是生动和简洁。

The beautiful sparse shadows of the arching willows were like a picture etched on the lotus leaves
弯弯的杨柳的稀疏的倩影，象是画在荷叶上。

His Books seem to have Been manufactured rather than composed
他的作品象是被机器加工出的，而不是创作的

Seemingly true or genuine;plausible.
似乎有理的好象是真的或真诚的;似乎有理的

To them General de Gaulle shone as a star in the pitch-black night
在他们的眼中，戴高乐就好象是漆黑的夜晚中的一颗闪耀的明星。

a widespread impression that.Hollywood was synonymous with immortality(Doris Kearns Goodwin)
普遍的印象是…好莱坞是不朽的同义词(多丽丝·克恩斯·古德温)

His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch.
听过海螺刺耳的声音后，他那平常的讲话再听起来就象是悄声细雨。

The weather seemed favorable for the race.
这天气似乎很适合赛跑。

On the face of it, it seems quite reasonable.
从表面看，这似乎很合理。

He seems so undynamic.
他看起来一点生气都没有。

Her recollection seems to be a fantasy.
她的回忆似乎只是一种一厢情愿的幻觉。

The cross street seemed clear.
交叉路口看来没有车辆来往。