plural seams
plural seams
Learner's definition of SEAM
[count]
1
a : a line where two pieces of cloth or other material are sewn together缝合线;接缝;线缝 b : a line where two pieces of wood, metal, dough, etc., are joined together接口;焊缝 2
technical : a layer of coal, rock, etc., that is between two other layers of rock underground煤层;矿层 —
sometimes used figuratively to describe a good source of something valuable有时用于比喻,指某种宝贵事物的来源
be bursting at the seams
— see 1burst
come/fall apart at the seams
informal
: to break into parts or pieces解体;崩溃 —
usually used figuratively to describe someone or something that is in very bad condition通常用于比喻,指某人或某物的状态非常糟糕