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| 1 | a line of stitches that joins two pieces of cloth 线缝；缝口 | The seam at the back of your skirt has split. 你裙子后面的缝口开了。 | | | 1a | a line where two pieces of metal , wood etc have been joined （金属、木头等的）接缝，接口 | | |
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| 2 | a long thin layer of something such as coal under the ground 矿层；煤层 |
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| - | be bursting/bulging at the seams informal
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| to be very full of people or things |
| 过于拥挤的；过满的 |
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| - | come/fall apart at the seams informal
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| 1 | to stop being useful or effective 解体；失效 | The healthcare system is coming apart at the seams. 医保体制正趋于解体。 | |
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| 2 | to be unable to deal with ordinary situations 瘫痪 |
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