seam /siːm/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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 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 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 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。