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

Years of debate over Iraq and terrorism have left our unity on national security issues in tatters, and created a highly polarized and partisan backdrop for this effort.
多年来，由于就伊拉克和恐怖主义争执不下，我们在国家安全问题上意见难以统一，走向两个极端，以党派划线。
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。
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。
Our strategy for Vietnam was in tatters.
我们的越南战略已经支离破碎。
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。
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。
Indeed, any visitor to Asia will recognise the west's reputation for financial and economic competence is in tatters, while that of China has soared.
的确，任何到访亚洲的人都会认识到，西方在金融和经济能力方面的声望严重受损，中国却名声大振。
The flag of peace hung in tatters.
和平的旗帜被撕得粉碎。
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。
His clothes hung in tatters.
他的衣服破成了条儿耷拉着。