deem
verb /diːm/
/diːm/
not usually used in the progressive tenses动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they deem | /diːm/ /diːm/ |
he / she / it deems | /diːmz/ /diːmz/ |
past simple deemed | /diːmd/ /diːmd/ |
past participle deemed | /diːmd/ /diːmd/ |
-ing form deeming | /ˈdiːmɪŋ/ /ˈdiːmɪŋ/ |
- to have a particular opinion about somebody/something
synonym consider认为;视为;相信 - deem somebody/something + noun The evening was deemed a great success.
大家认为这次晚会非常成功。 - deem somebody/something + adj. She deemed it prudent not to say anything.
她认为什么都不说是明智的。 - I deem it an honour to be invited.
我认为被邀请是一种荣幸。 - They would take any action deemed necessary.
他们会采取认为必要的任何行动。 - deem somebody/something to be something The strike was deemed to be illegal.
那次罢工被认为是非法的。 - deem (that)… Inspectors deemed that the standard of teaching was unsatisfactory.
检查员认为教学水平不令人满意。
词源Old English dēman (also in the sense ‘act as judge’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doeman, also to doom. - deem somebody/something + noun The evening was deemed a great success.