seam
英 [siːm]
[NOUN]
seams
1. [C 可数名词] 缝合线
A seam is a line of stitches which joins two pieces of cloth together.
双语例句
例：The skirt ripped along a seam.
那条裙子有个地方开线了。
2. [C 可数名词] （煤）层
A seam of coal is a long, narrow layer of it underneath the ground.
双语例句
例：The average coal seam here is three feet thick.
这里的煤层平均为3英尺厚。
NOUN. 名词
come apart at the seams , fall apart at the seams
1. 散架 , 崩溃
If something is coming apart at the seams or is falling apart at the seams, it is no longer working properly and may soon stop working completely.
双语例句
例：Our university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams.
我们的大学体系正面临着崩溃的危险。
bursting at the seams
1. 爆满
If a place is very full, you can say that it is bursting at the seams.
双语例句
例：The hotels of Warsaw, Prague, and Budapest were bursting at the seams.
华沙、布拉格和布达佩斯的旅馆已经爆满。
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