seam
noun
siːm
noun
1
a
line
where
two
pieces
of
cloth,
leather
etc
have
been
stitched
together
〔两块布、皮革等连接处的〕缝，线缝
She
was
repairing
Billy’s
trousers,
where
the
seam
had
come
undone.
她在补比利的裤子，线缝松开了。
Join
the
shoulder
seams
together.
把肩部缝起来。
2
a
layer
of
a
mineral
under
the
ground
矿层
seam
of
coal/iron
etc
3
be coming/falling apart at the seams
a.
if
a
plan,
organization
etc
is
coming
apart
at
the
seams,
so
many
things
are
going
wrong
with
it
that
it
will
probably
fail
b.
if
a
piece
of
clothing
is
coming
apart
at
the
seams,
the
stitches
on
it
are
coming
unfastened
〔衣服的〕线缝裂开，缝口破裂
The
health
service
seems
to
be
falling
apart
at
the
seams.
公共医疗卫生服务似乎到了崩溃的边缘。
4
be bursting/bulging at the seams
if
a
room
or
building
is
bursting
at
the
seams,
it
is
so
full
of
people
that
hardly
anyone
else
can
fit
into
it
〔房间、建筑〕爆满，过于拥挤
5
a (rich) seam of sth
a
thing,
place,
or
group
from
which
a
type
of
thing
can
be
obtained
某物很丰富，大量的某物
The
466-page
book
is
a
rich
seam
of
statistical
information.
这本 466 页的书是一个丰富的统计信息库。
6
a
line
where
two
pieces
of
metal,
wood
etc
have
been
joined
together
〔两块金属、木头等的〕接合处，接缝