seam
🇬🇧 UK/si:m/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC1
Definitions
n.
A line of stitching joining two pieces of fabric; a thin underground layer of coal or mineral.
缝合线,接缝;(煤或矿物的)层,脉
v.
To join or stitch together with a seam; to mark with a line or scar.
缝合,接合;留下伤痕
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishseamother
=seam
Common Collocations
- 1.burst at the seams满满当当/人满为患
- 2.coal seam煤层
- 3.sew a seam缝合接缝
- 4.[seamless transition]无缝衔接
Example Sentences
- 1.
The tailor carefully stitched the seam along the side of the dress.
- 2.
Miners discovered a rich seam of coal deep beneath the hillside.
- 3.
The seam on her jacket split open after she lifted the heavy box.