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

• 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 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。
• The economy is in tatters.
  经济已千疮百孔。
• This painting on silk is in tatters.
  这张帛画已经破碎了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• The government's education policy lies in tatters.
  政府的教育政策彻底破产了。
• This week, that deal lies in tatters.
  本周，这宗交易流产。
• 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。