seam

noun

/siːm/

Idioms

a 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
Wordfinder
- baste
- bind
- embroidery
- hem
- lining
- seam
- sew
- stitch
- tack
- thread
- She sewed the seam with small neat stitches.她用细小规整的针脚缝好了缝口。
- I only had the shoes for a month before they started to fall apart at the seams.这双鞋我只穿了一个月，就开始在接缝处裂开了。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + seam
- sew
- stitch
- press
- …
phrases
- be bursting at the seams
- come apart at the seams
- fall apart at the seams
- …
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。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- coal
- rich
- narrow
- …
verb + seam
- exploit
- mine
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
- Light was spilling in through the seams of the door.光线从门缝中透进来。

词源Old English sēam, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoom and German Saum.

Idioms

be bursting/bulging at the seams

(informal) to be very full, especially of people人满为患；爆满
- Los Angeles is bursting at the seams with would-be actors.洛杉矶挤满了想成为演员的人。
- The film is bursting at the seams with good performances.这部电影中充满了出色的表演。

be falling/coming apart at the seams

(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。
- His little world fell apart at the seams.他的小世界崩溃了。
- Their marriage was coming apart at the seams.他们的婚姻出现了裂痕。

fray at/around the edges/seams

to 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。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

词汇	seam
释义	seam noun /siːm/ /siːm/ Idioms a 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 Wordfinder baste bind embroidery hem lining seam sew stitch tack thread She sewed the seam with small neat stitches.她用细小规整的针脚缝好了缝口。 I only had the shoes for a month before they started to fall apart at the seams.这双鞋我只穿了一个月，就开始在接缝处裂开了。 Collocations Dictionaryverb + seam sew stitch press … phrases be bursting at the seams come apart at the seams fall apart at the seams … 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。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective coal rich narrow … verb + seam exploit mine 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 Light was spilling in through the seams of the door.光线从门缝中透进来。词源Old English sēam, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoom and German Saum. Idioms be bursting/bulging at the seams (informal) to be very full, especially of people人满为患；爆满 Los Angeles is bursting at the seams with would-be actors.洛杉矶挤满了想成为演员的人。 The film is bursting at the seams with good performances.这部电影中充满了出色的表演。 be falling/coming apart at the seams (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。 His little world fell apart at the seams.他的小世界崩溃了。 Their marriage was coming apart at the seams.他们的婚姻出现了裂痕。 fray at/around the edges/seams to 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。 Topics Difficulty and failurec2
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