in tatters

常见例句

双语例句

• Two years ago the relationship was in tatters.
  两年前，这种关系还是一个烂摊子。
• The husband presented his bride with a beautiful wrapped present that he had been saving for years. Her gift for him was in tatters.
  丈夫将一份保存多年，包装精美的礼物送给了他的新娘，而新娘送出的礼物却是她衣衫褴褛的样子。
• Such revelations leave the accuser’s credibility in tatters, whether or not her account of what took place in the hotel room is true.
  无论这位原告所说的在酒店房间里发生的事情到底是真是假，这些事实的披露都使得她的可信度顷刻间崩溃。

原声例句

• North Korea, whose economy is in tatters and is facing tough international sanctions is participating in the World Expo for the very first time.
• But his reputation was in tatters, and he struggled with financial problems.
• The company's reputation is also in tatters.

权威例句

• Confidence had been in tatters for several years, following a big and ugly recession.
  FORBES: Book Changes World 30 Years of Excellence
• When I took office, the efforts to apply pressure on Iran were in tatters.
  WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at 2012 AIPAC Policy Conference
• But with his image as a safe pair of hands in tatters, that may now change.
  ECONOMIST: Greece's riots
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