seam

英 [siːm]

美 [siːm]

n.  (缝合两块布等的)线缝，接缝; 矿层; 煤层; (合在一起的两块木板等之间的)接缝，缝隙，裂缝
vi.  缝合; 接合; 使产生裂缝; 焊合; 裂开裂开; 发生裂痕

复数：seams　过去式：seamed　过去分词：seamed　现在分词：seaming　第三人称单数：seams　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7180 / COCA.8135

习惯用语

n.

be bursting/bulging at the seams
• 人满为患；使几乎胀破
  to be very full, especially of people
be falling/coming apart at the seams
• 接近崩溃；快要散架
  to be going very badly wrong and likely to stop functioning completely
• 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。
fray at/around the edges/seams
• 开始卷边；脱线脚；分崩离析；失败
  to start to come apart or to fail
• Support for the leader was fraying at the edges.
  对这位领导人的拥护已开始瓦解。

牛津词典

noun

• （缝合两块布等的）线缝，接缝
  a line along which two edges of cloth, etc. are joined or sewn together
  1. a shoulder seam
     衣服肩膀上的接缝
• 矿层；煤层
  a thin layer of coal or other material, between layers of rock under the ground
  1. They struck a rich seam of iron ore.
     他们开出一个富铁矿层。
  2. The book is a rich seam of information.
     这本书是一座丰富的知识宝库。
• （合在一起的两块木板等之间的）接缝，缝隙，裂缝
  a line where two edges meet, for example the edges of wooden boards

柯林斯词典

• (两块布的)缝，线缝,接缝
  Aseamis a line of stitches which joins two pieces of cloth together.
• N-COUNT 煤层
  Aseamof coal is a long, narrow layer of it underneath the ground.
  1. The average UK coal seam is one metre thick.
     英国煤层的平均厚度为 1 米。
• PHRASE 停止正常运行;崩溃
  If somethingis coming apart at the seamsoris falling apart at the seams, it is no longer working properly and may soon stop working completely.
  1. Britain's university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams.
     英国的大学体系面临分崩离析的危险。
• PHRASE (场所)过于拥挤，人满为患
  If a place is very full, you can say that itis bursting at the seams.
  1. 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均是人满为患。

英英释义

noun

• joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
• a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
  1. he worked in the coal beds
  Synonym:bed
• a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
  1. his face has many lines
  2. ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
  Synonym:wrinklefurrowcreasecrinkleline

verb

• put together with a seam
  1. seam a dress

双语例句

• Factors affected coal seam permeability change and its law is analyzed.
  分析了煤层透气性变化的影响因素及变化规律。
• A new fashioned special seam welder for welding the stainless steel band on the rail surface was developed successfully.
  研制了一种新型的钢轨表面不锈钢带专用缝焊机。
• The way and principle of Gaussian curvature method for forecasting natural fracture zones in coal seam are discussed.
  论述了高斯曲率法预测煤层天然裂隙发育区的基本原理和方法。
• Britain's university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams.
  英国的大学体系面临分崩离析的危险。
• That is a noticeable difference between Spring Web Flow's flow-managed persistence and a Seam conversation.
  这是SpringWebFlow的流管理的持久化和Seam对话之间的一个显著区别。
• Only an agreed number of men was allowed to work any given seam at any given time.
  只有少数得到批准的人可以在特定时间开采特定的矿层。
• Use vinyl seam adhesive where vinyls overlap
  塑料布相叠处用塑料封口胶粘起来。
• The geology survey of Hegang coal field are introduced and some obvious characters of workable seam are compared.
  介绍了鹤岗煤田的地质概况，并对主要可采煤层的一些比较明显的特征进行了对比。
• The seam has split [ burst].
  衣裳绽线了。
• 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均是人满为患。