小Q科普第六波：由at the seams引發的？

【句子】

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Our relationship is falling apart at the seams.
我們的關係破裂了。

【解析】

at the seams 的同義詞是entirely ,completely.用來修飾fall apart（崩潰，瓦解，破裂，破碎）這個動作。

fall apart at the seams可認爲成一個固定搭配，fall apart at the seams 破裂，失敗，崩潰  

【引申】

burst at the seams  在焊縫處裂開，引申爲：過滿，過於擁擠

①I ate so much I thought I'd burst at the seams.
我吃了這麼多，我想我吃得過飽了。

②Even then the boilers often burst or came apart at the seams.
甚至那時的鍋爐也經常從焊接處爆炸或裂開。

③There were so many people that the hall was bursting at the seams.
人多極了，會堂擠得水泄不通。