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单词 seamy
释义
seamyseam‧y /ˈsiːmi/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINseamy
Origin:
1800-1900 seamy ‘having the rough side of the seam showing’ (17-19 centuries), from seam
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • She was a tough girl with an abrasive manner, and seemed very knowledgeable about the seamy side of life.
  • She would go into seamy dives, sitting there, listening, consoling.
  • Some of them are pretty seamy places.
  • Then and later, Alvin was interested in putting the seamier side of life onstage.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 the seamy side of the Internet
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· She was a tough girl with an abrasive manner, and seemed very knowledgeable about the seamy side of life.· Then and later, Alvin was interested in putting the seamier side of life onstage.· Buckmaster's habit of distancing himself from the seamier side of the company worried him.
involving unpleasant things such as crime, violence, or immorality:  the seamy side of the Internet
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