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seamBrE /siːm/NAmE /siːm/ nouna line along which two edges of cloth, etc. are joined or sewn together (缝合两块布等的)线缝,接缝◆a shoulder seam 衣服肩膀上的接缝 baste, bind, embroidery, hem, lining, seam, sew, stitch, tack, thread a thin layer of coal or other material, between layers of rock under the ground 矿层;煤层◆They struck a rich seam of iron ore. 他们开出一个富铁矿层。◆(figurative) The book is a rich seam of information. 这本书是一座丰富的知识宝库。a line where two edges meet, for example the edges of wooden boards (合在一起的两块木板等之间的)接缝,缝隙,裂缝 ●be bursting/bulging at the ˈseams(informal) to be very full, especially of people 人满为患;爆满●be falling/coming apart at the ˈseams(informal) to be going very badly wrong and likely to stop functioning completely 接近崩溃;快要散架◆She was falling apart at the seams, spending most of her time in tears. 她成天泪汪汪的,都快垮了。●ˌfray at/around the ˈedges/ˈseamsto start to come apart or to fail 开始卷边;脱线脚;分崩离析;失败◆Support for the leader was fraying at the edges. 对这位领导人的拥护已开始瓦解。 |