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

• 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。
• 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。
• He arrived with his garments in tatters.
  他来了，身上的衣服破旧不堪。
• His clothes hung in tatters.
  他的衣服破成了条儿耷拉着。
• 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。
• This painting on silk is in tatters.
  这张帛画已经破碎了。
• The flag of peace hung in tatters.
  和平的旗帜被撕得粉碎。
• The government had to fight off charges that its economic policy was in tatters.
  政府不得不对指责其经济政策一团糟的言论加以驳斥。
• This silk painting is in tatters.
  帛画已经破碎。
• 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。