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

• 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。
• This week, that deal lies in tatters.
  本周，这宗交易流产。
• 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。
• 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。
• He gets a long ban and his reputation is in tatters for all time.
  他将被长期禁赛，然后名誉扫地。
• 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。
• Our strategy for Vietnam was in tatters.
  我们的越南战略已经支离破碎。
• He arrived with his garments in tatters.
  他来了，身上的衣服破旧不堪。
• My reputation is in tatters.
  我的名誉扫地。
• His jersey was left in tatters.
  他的运动衫已破烂不堪。