seam
英 [si?m]
美[sim]
- n. 縫；接縫
- vt. 縫合；接合；使留下傷痕
- vi. 裂開(kāi)；產(chǎn)生裂縫
詞組搭配
bursting (或 bulging) at the seams
(informal)(of a place or building) full to overflowing
(非正式)（地方，建筑）擁擠不堪的；人滿為患的
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，系統(tǒng)）狀況不好的；瀕臨崩潰的
the attitude of the airport guard was symptomatic of a system falling apart at the seams.
機(jī)場(chǎng)警衛(wèi)的態(tài)度是系統(tǒng)行將崩潰的征兆。