seam/siːm/

n C

1. (布或皮革边缘相接合的)缝；缝口

• seams of the sleeve 袖子的边缝

2. 层；矿层

• a coal seam 煤层

3. (铸件等的)接缝；接痕

词组be bursting at the seams 过于拥挤，过满

• The house is bursting at the seams. 这座房子拥挤不堪。

be coming (或falling) apart at the seams 失败；崩溃

• The government's economic policy is coming apart at the seams. 政府的经济政策将告失败。

–seamless adj