• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 柯林斯词典释义
例句
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • N-COUNT
    (两块布的)缝,线缝,接缝
    A seam is a line of stitches which joins two pieces of cloth together.
  • N-COUNT
    煤层
    A seam of coal is a long, narrow layer of it underneath the ground.
    例句
    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 something is coming apart at the seams or is falling apart at the seams, it is no longer working properly and may soon stop working completely.
    例句
    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 it is bursting at the seams .
    例句
    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。