seam
n
1
(a) line along which two edges, esp of cloth, are joined or sewn together (两边缘相接合的)缝(尤指布的)
the seams down the side of his trousers 他裤子的边缝. =>illus at sew 见sew插图.
(b) line where two edges meet, eg of boards forming a ship's deck (两边缘相接合的)线(如甲板间的).
2 layer, eg of coal, between layers of other materials, eg rock, clay (夹层中的)层(如石层、 黏土层之间的煤层); 矿层.
3 line on a surface, eg a wrinkle or scar on skin (物体表面的)纹, 线(如皮肤上的皱纹或伤疤).
4 (idm 习语) be bursting at the seams => burst1. seam, v [Tn]
join (two pieces of cloth, etc) by means of a seam 将(两块布等)缝合, 接合.
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
The earliest people of New Zealand, the Maori, came from the islands of polynesia in the Pacific, which means many islands.