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- a line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article（衣物等的）缝合线; 接缝。
1.1
- a line where the edges of two pieces of wood, wallpaper, or another material touch each other（木板, 墙纸等的）接缝。
1.2
- a long thin indentation or scar窄长的凹陷（或伤疤）：
the track cleaves a seam through corn.
留下的痕迹在玉米中形成一道凹痕。
2
- an underground layer of a mineral such as coal or gold（煤、金等）地下矿层。
2.1
- figurative a supply of something valuable〈喻〉宝贵资源：
Sunderland have a rich seam of experienced players.
森德兰拥有一大批经验丰富的队员。
2.2
- figurative an element of a particular characteristic〈喻〉一些, 一点儿：
there is a seam of despondency in Stipe's words.
史泰普的话里有点失望的意味。
1
- join with a seam缝合：
it can be used for seaming garments.
它可以用来缝衣服。
2
- usu. as adj. seamed make a long narrow indentation in使出现狭长的凹痕; 使生皱纹：
men in middle age have seamed faces.
中年男人的脸上有皱纹。
短语
bursting（或bulging）at the seams
- informal (of a place or building) full to overflowing〈非正式〉（地方, 建筑物）拥挤不堪的; 人满为患的。
come（或fall）apart at the seams
- informal (of a person or system) be in a very poor condition and near to collapse〈非正式〉（人, 系统）状况不好的; 濒临崩溃的：
the attitude of the airport guard was symptomatic of a system falling apart at the seams.
机场警卫的态度是系统行将崩溃的征兆。
词源
Old English sēam, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoom and German Saum.