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Seam N Count Coal 例:The Phrase Falling Working Bursting

单词 seam
音标
英[si:m] 美[sim]
解释
n.接缝,接合处;煤层;线缝;裂缝;vt.缝合,接合;使产生裂缝;焊合;裂开;vi.裂开,发生裂痕;
例句

N-COUNT
(两块布的)缝,线缝,接缝
A seam is a line of stitches which joins two pieces of cloth together.

N-COUNT
煤层
A seam of coal is a long, narrow layer of it underneath the ground.
例:The average UK coal seam is one metre thick.英国煤层的平均厚度为 1 米。

PHRASE
停止正常运行;崩溃
If something is coming apart at the seams or is falling apart at the seams, it is no longer working properly and may soon stop working completely.
例:Britain's university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams.英国的大学体系面临分崩离析的危险。

PHRASE
(场所)过于拥挤,人满为患
If a place is very full, you can say that it is bursting at the seams .
例:The hotels of Warsaw, Prague and Budapest were bursting at the seams.华沙、布拉格和布达佩斯的旅馆均是人满为患。
变形
third:seams~done:seamed~pl:seams~ing:seaming~past:seamed~

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