seam[si:m]n.1.■线缝,缝口2.■接缝;接口,接合处3.■(接缝处的)针脚,缝迹4.■伤痕;皱纹5.■【解剖学】骨缝6.■【医学】手术接合处,缝接处7.■【编织】绣边,棱线8.■[方言]针缝活,缝纫9.■【机械学】10.■(铸件等的)接合痕11.■(焊接)接缝;焊缝12.■【地质学】13.■地层;岩层14.■矿层;煤层vt.1.■用线缝接,使缝合:to seam a shirt自己缝制衬衣2.■焊接,熔合,使接合:to seam the handle on the iron door将门把焊接到铁门上3.■使产生隙缝;使生皱纹(或伤疤等):to seam one's face给某人脸上留下疤痕,毁容4.■为…绣边(或作棱线):to seam a tablecloth给台布作棱线vi.1.■裂开,生裂缝;起皱纹:face seamed with hardship饱经风霜布满皱纹的脸2.■绣边,作棱线3.■[方言]缝纫:to be seaming做针线活burst at the seams[口语]开线,胀开接缝;过满;过于拥挤come (或 fall) apart at the seams[口语]分裂;崩溃,失败;衰落[美国英语]失去自制,失控in a good seam[英国方言](尤指经济等)状况良好seamed with用…而留下伤疤;因…而长了皱纹
seamseam[si:m]n.1.■缝, 接缝, (裂缝)接合处2.■皱纹; 伤痕3.■【船】缝隙;【解】缝合4.■矿层5.■[方]针线活6.■[方]油脂search for a lost coin in the seams of his trousers在他长裤接缝处寻找一枚遗失的钱币able seam可采矿层a seam of coal煤层