tatters

英 [ˈtætəz]

美 [ˈtætərz]

n.  破烂的衣服; 破衣烂布

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习惯用语

n.

in tatters
• 破烂不堪；破破烂烂
  torn in many places
• His clothes were in tatters.
  他的衣服破旧不堪。
• 被毁坏的；破败的；坍塌的
  ruined or badly damaged
• Her reputation was in tatters.
  她已名誉扫地。
• The government's education policy lies in tatters.
  政府的教育政策彻底破产了。

牛津词典

noun

• 破烂的衣服；破衣烂布
  clothes or pieces of cloth that are badly torn

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 破烂衣服
  Clothes that arein tattersare badly torn in several places, so that pieces can easily come off.
  1. His jersey was left in tatters.
     他的运动衫已破烂不堪。
• N-PLURAL (计划、心情等)千疮百孔，历经挫折，不堪一击
  If you say that something such as a plan or a person's state of mind isin tatters, you are emphasizing that it is weak, has suffered a lot of damage, and is likely to fail completely.
  1. The economy is in tatters.
     经济已千疮百孔。

双语例句

• He lived in a cave and his single robe was in tatters.
  他住在一个山洞里，他唯一的那件袍子已破烂不堪。
• His jersey was left in tatters.
  他的运动衫已破烂不堪。
• You see either these suits in complete tatters or the best, most expensive Hugo Boss.
  你要么看到全是破破烂烂的西装，要么就看到最好最贵的HugoBoss。
• The business of extracting fat fees from creating complex debt structures is in tatters.
  通过制造复杂借贷结构而从中获取丰厚费用的经营方法已经失败。
• Our strategy for Vietnam was in tatters.
  我们的越南战略已经支离破碎。
• The flag of peace hung in tatters.
  和平的旗帜被撕得粉碎。
• With his career and his marriage in tatters, what was he to de?
  他的事业和婚姻都彻底失败了，他该怎么办？
• And at a time when the US financial system is in tatters in part because of lax regulation, it becomes harder to lecture countries such as China on the superiority of the US political system.
  而且，在美国金融体系部分由于宽松监管而陷于一团糟的时候，要对中国这样的国家推介美国政治制度的优越性，也变得更难了。
• After the newspaper story appeared his reputation was in tatters.
  报纸上报道了他的事后，他的名誉大大受损。
• Above the splintered mast a sail rent to tatters was waving;
  在那折断的桅杆上，有一张裂成碎片的帆还在飘着。