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

• Left his reputation, life, career, etc in tatters.
  使他的名誉、生活、事业等受损害。
• 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。
• 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？
• He arrived with his garments in tatters.
  他来了，身上的衣服破旧不堪。
• 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。
• 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。
• The flag of peace hung in tatters.
  和平的旗帜被撕得粉碎。
• With the reputation of market discipline in tatters, central bankers will get vast new supervisory powers.
  随着市场秩序名声扫地，央行官员们将获得新的巨大的监管权。
• 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。