seams /siːmz/► SEE ALLbe bursting/bulging at the seams (with sth)come/fall apart at the seamsfray at/around the edges/seams ●be bursting/bulging at the ˈseams (with sth) ( be full to ˈbursting (with sth)) (informal) be very or too full (of sth)太满；过于拥挤；人满为患◆All of our schools are bursting at the seams; we have to build new ones urgently. 所有的学校都人满为患，我们迫切需要建几所新的。●come/fall apart at the ˈseams (informal) begin to fail or collapse破裂；开始瓦解；崩溃◆The Government’s economic policy is falling apart at the seams.政府的经济政策开始失效了。◆After only six months, their marriage has come apart at the seams.才刚刚六个月，他们的婚姻就破裂了。NOTE If a piece of clothing comes apart at the seams, it begins to separate along the lines where the pieces of cloth are sewn together. * come apart at the seams 原指衣服的线缝开裂。●ˌfray at/around the ˈedges/ˈseamsstart to come apart or to fail开始崩溃；瓦解◆Support for the leader was fraying at the edges.对这位领导人的支持已经开始瓦解。NOTE If cloth frays, the threads in it start to come apart. * fray 指布料“磨损，绽开”。
