1·My whole life had come apart at the seams.
我的整个生活都崩溃了。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·And now they're trying price controls - which will inevitably come apart at the seams unless they do something about the underlying pressures.
而现在他们正在尝试控制价格——除非设法减轻内在压力，否则控制失灵是不可避免的。