| 词汇 | seam |
| 释义 | seam noun [ C ] uk/siːm/ us/siːm/ (JOIN) （尤指缝合两块布或皮革的）线缝，接缝 a line where two things join, especially a line of sewing joining two pieces of cloth or leather The bags we sell have very strong seams, so they will last for years. 我们卖的包线缝处非常结实，所以经久耐用。 My old coat is coming/falling apart at the seams (= the stitches are coming out). 我的旧外套已经多处脱线。 figurative Their marriage is coming/falling apart at the seams (= likely to fail). 他们的婚姻已接近破裂。 (LAYER) 煤层;矿层 a long, thin layer of a substance such as coal that has formed between layers of other rocks Idioms be a rich seam to mineidiom mainly UK 有丰富的素材可用 to be full of good material and ideas to use When she started writing novels, she found her time as a judge was a rich seam for her to mine. 她开始创作小说时，发现她做法官的日子有丰富的素材可以挖掘。 bursting at the seamsidiom informal （场所）过于拥挤，快要挤爆了 If a place is bursting at the seams, it has a very large number of people or things in it. Now that they have six children, their little house is bursting at the seams. 他们现在有6个孩子，他们的小房子都快被挤爆了。 |
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