seam /siːm/ star1 CET6 TEM4 (seams)

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） A seam is a line of stitches which joins two pieces of cloth together. 缝合线

  例：

  The skirt ripped along a seam.

  那条裙子沿一条缝合线裂开了。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A seam of coal is a long, narrow layer of it underneath the ground. (煤) 层

  例：

  The average coal seam here is three feet thick.

  这里的煤层平均为3英尺厚。

• 3.  

  PHRASE（习语） 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. 散架; 崩溃

  例：

  Our university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams.

  我们的大学体系处在崩溃的危险之中。

• 4.  

  PHRASE（习语） If a place is very full, you can say that it is bursting at the seams. 爆满

  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。