seam

英 [siːm] 美[sim]
  • n. 缝;接缝
  • vt. 缝合;接合;使留下伤痕
  • vi. 裂开;产生裂缝

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词态变化


复数: seams;

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1. 没有他(t)堵住缝隙,蒸汽(steam)就会从缝隙(seam)中漏出去。
这里好象(seem)有接缝(seam)
2. Latin sutus, past participle of suere "to sew" => sew, suture, seam.
3. sew => seam.
4. 区分:seem, seam: 看到但是看得不真切的东西才是好像,所seem的前面是see;而seam的前面是sea, 而sea很像是各个大陆板块的接缝、裂缝。
5. seam【细么】缝;接缝
6. 谐音“丝么、丝缪、丝抹”。
7. 谐音“撕幕”----撕裂的幕,需要缝补。

中文词源


seam 接缝,线缝,缝隙

来自古英语 seam,缝补,连接,来自 Proto-Germanic*saumaz,缝补,来自 PIE*syu,缝补,词源

英英释意


1. joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
2. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface;
"his face has many lines"
"ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
3. a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit;
"he worked in the coal beds"

英文词源


seam
seam: [OE] A seam is etymologically a joint made by ‘sewing’. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *saumaz (source also of German saum, Dutch zoom, Swedish söm, and Danish søm), which was derived from the base *sau-, the ancestor of English sew.
=> sew
seam (n.)
Old English seam "seam, suture, junction," from Proto-Germanic *saumaz (cognates: Old Frisian sam "hem, seam," Old Norse saumr, Middle Dutch som, Dutch zoom, Old High German soum, German Saum "hem"), from PIE root *syu- "to sew, to bind" (cognates: Old English siwian, Latin suere, Sanskrit syuman; see sew).
Chidynge and reproche ... vnsowen the semes of freendshipe in mannes herte. [Chaucer, "Parson's Tale," c. 1386]
Meaning "raised band of stitching on a ball" is recorded from 1888. Geological use is from 1590s.
seam (v.)
1580s, from seam (n.). Related: Seamed; seaming.

词组搭配


bursting (或 bulging) at the seams

(informal)(of a place or building) full to overflowing

(非正式)(地方,建筑)拥挤不堪的;人满为患的

come (或fall) apart at the seams

(informal)(of a person or system) be in a very poor condition and near to collapse

(非正式)(人,系统)状况不好的;濒临崩溃的

the attitude of the airport guard was symptomatic of a system falling apart at the seams.

机场警卫的态度是系统行将崩溃的征兆。

实用场景例句


a shoulder seam
衣服肩膀上的接缝

牛津词典

They struck a rich seam of iron ore.
他们开出一个富铁矿层。

牛津词典

(figurative)The book is a rich seam of information.
这本书是一座丰富的知识宝库。

牛津词典

She was falling apart at the seams, spending most of her time in tears.
她成天泪汪汪的,都快垮了。

牛津词典

The average UK coal seam is one metre thick.
英国煤层的平均厚度为 1 米。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The seam of his coat is pulled.
他外套的线缝被撕开了.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The seam came unstitched.
衣缝开线了.

期刊摘选

The test can be applied at all filled welding seam on tank boundary.
这种试验可在片体、分段上进行.

期刊摘选

Technical performance and test results of the SEAM asphalt mixture were analyzed in the paper.
对SEAM沥青混合料的试验结果与技术性能进行了分析.

期刊摘选

The effects of disturbed and false signals on Scanning Acoustic Microscope ( SEAM ) are presented in this paper.
本文对扫描电声显微镜电声 成像 中出现的干扰信号以及假信号的产生进行了讨论.

期刊摘选

The practice verifies that W pass has the rational structure, high seam quality and steady shaping.
经实践证明:W孔型结构合理, 成型稳定,焊管质量高.

期刊摘选

The method of gas drainagecoal seam gas drainage , near coal gas drainage , and goaf gas drainage.
瓦斯抽放的方法有本煤层抽放 、 邻近层抽放和采空区抽放.

期刊摘选

To prevent a seam from stretching, sue a twill tape to support the seam.
为了防止缝线伸长, 用斜纹布贴带加以固定.

期刊摘选

There are of forms of gas discharge , but the form is soft coal seam gas discharge.
目前在瓦斯抽放中急待解决的问题是软煤层瓦斯抽放的打钻技术,尤其是深孔打钻技术.

期刊摘选

I felled the seam of my trousers.
我把裤子的边缝缝上了.

期刊摘选

He started to leave the room, tripping over a loose seam in the slatternly carpet.
他打算离升屋子, 却在松垮垮的地毯一条绽开的缝上绊了一下.

期刊摘选

Study showed that angle deformation of T joint is changed along the welded seam length.
研究表明,T形接头的角变形沿焊缝长度方向是变化的.

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The testing research about enhancing rate by hydraulic cutting seam on outsize coal sample is introduced.
介绍了特大煤样采用水力割缝提高瓦斯渗透率的实验研究.

期刊摘选

The paper has analyzed the content about image processing in the weld seam tracking system.
在此对焊缝自动跟踪系统中有关图像处理方面的内容作了一些分析.

期刊摘选

Specially suitable for zinc patching of weld seam in tube welding line, and capacitor spray.
本套设备适合于高频焊管生产线上进行焊缝的补锌及电容喷涂.

期刊摘选

In appearance, the welt seam is similar to the wrong side of the flat fell seam.
外观上与明包缝的反面相似.

期刊摘选

The article introduces the process of full diameter straight seam welded steel tube.
介绍了大口径直缝焊接钢管的生产工艺.

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Factors affected coal seam permeability change and its law is analyzed.
分析了煤层透气性变化的影响因素及变化规律.

期刊摘选

The seam has split [ burst ] .
衣裳 绽 线了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

They struck a rich seam of iron ore.
他们开出一个富铁矿层。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》