seams

英 [siːmz]

美 [simz]

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
seam的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• We live in a world bulging at the seams with data.
  我们生活在一个数据膨胀的世界。
• Your coat has split at the seams.
  你的上装接缝处裂开了。
• I can open the seams.
  我可以把这些缝口拆开。
• Coal seams intermixed with iron ore.
  煤层和铁矿混杂在一起。
• 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。
• Shoulder seams and necklines.
  肩缝和领圈线。
• Therefore there is no risk of leakage in the welding seams.
  这样焊接部分就没有泄漏危险了。
• They extract coal from seams the mining of ore or coal from an open mine.
  他们从矿层中采煤。从敞开的矿井提取矿石或煤的采矿。
• 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。
• Coring operation in coal seams is very difficult as they are very loose.
  煤层颗粒疏松、岩心成柱性差，给取心工作带来了极大困难。