tatters
柯林斯词典
1. N-PLURAL Clothes that are in tatters are badly torn in several places, so that pieces can easily come off. (衣服) 破爛不堪
His jeans were left in tatters. 他的牛仔褲已破爛不堪。
2. N-PLURAL If you say that something such as a plan or a person's state of mind is in tatters, you are emphasizing that it is weak, has suffered a lot of damage, and is likely to fail completely. (計劃、心情等) 千瘡百孔的狀態[強調]
The economy is in tatters. 經濟已千瘡百孔。
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tatters /ˈtætəz/
剑桥词典
- in tatters
(especially of cloth ) badly torn
(尤指衣服)破舊不堪的
Her clothes were old and in tatters. 她的衣服又舊又破。
badly damaged or completely spoiled
嚴重受損的,完全燬壞的
After the newspaper story appeared his reputation was in tatters. 事情見報後,他的名譽大大受損。 返回 tatters