tatters
英 [ˈtætəz]
美 [ˈtætərz]
n. 破烂的衣服; 破衣烂布
COCA.21159
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.- His jersey was left in tatters.
他的运动衫已破烂不堪。
- His jersey was left in tatters.
- 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.- The economy is in tatters.
经济已千疮百孔。
- The economy is in tatters.
双语例句
- 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。 - My reputation is in tatters.
我的名誉扫地。 - 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 flag of peace hung in tatters.
和平的旗帜被撕得粉碎。 - 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。 - This week, that deal lies in tatters.
本周,这宗交易流产。 - The Doha round of trade talks is in tatters, because farm protection is still too precious.
由于对农业的过分保护,已使得多哈回合谈判满目苍夷。 - 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? - 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。 - Our strategy for Vietnam was in tatters.
我们的越南战略已经支离破碎。