tatters

英 [ˈtætəz]

美 [ˈtætərz]

n. 破烂的衣服; 破衣烂布

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习惯用语

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

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。
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。
His clothes hung in tatters.
他的衣服破成了条儿耷拉着。
The Doha round of trade talks is in tatters, because farm protection is still too precious.
由于对农业的过分保护，已使得多哈回合谈判满目苍夷。
By the time Queiroz comes back, the qualifying campaign could be in tatters.
等奎罗斯回来的时候冠军杯的资格赛目标应该已经梦碎了。
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？
Chelsea produced a performance of great quality and strength to leave Liverpool's dreams in tatters after this quarter-final first leg.
在四分之一决赛第一回合中，切尔西以不俗的实力和力量粉碎了利物浦的美梦。
She was barefooted and in rags, as on the day when she had so resolutely entered his chamber, only her rags were two months older now, the holes were larger, the tatters more sordid.
她赤着一双脚，穿一身破烂衣服，仍是那天那么坚定地走进他屋子时的那模样，不过她的破衣又多拖了两个月，洞更大了，烂布片也更脏了。
The country is on the verge of bankruptcy and, even more important for those of Viking stock, its international reputation is in tatters.
这个国家濒临破产，对维京种族更为重要的是，它的国际声誉被毁坏。
The economy is in tatters.
经济已千疮百孔。