tatters

noun

1. 破烂的衣服；破衣烂布
   clothes or pieces of cloth that are badly torn

1. N-PLURAL 破烂衣服
   Clothes that are in tatters are 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。
2. 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 is in 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。

1. His jersey was left in tatters.
   他的运动衫已破烂不堪。
2. The economy is in tatters.
   经济已千疮百孔。
3. 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。
4. This painting on silk is in tatters.
   这张帛画已经破碎了。
5. This silk painting is in tatters.
   帛画已经破碎。
6. My reputation is in tatters.
   我的名誉扫地。
7. She was barefooted and in rags, as on the day when she had so resolutely entered his chamber, only her rags were two months older now, the holes were larger, the tatters more sordid.
   她赤着一双脚，穿一身破烂衣服，仍是那天那么坚定地走进他屋子时的那模样，不过她的破衣又多拖了两个月，洞更大了，烂布片也更脏了。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. Our strategy for Vietnam was in tatters.
    我们的越南战略已经支离破碎。
11. You see either these suits in complete tatters or the best, most expensive Hugo Boss.
    你要么看到全是破破烂烂的西装，要么就看到最好最贵的HugoBoss。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. Left his reputation, life, career, etc in tatters.
    使他的名誉、生活、事业等受损害。
16. 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。
17. 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？
18. The flag of peace hung in tatters.
    和平的旗帜被撕得粉碎。
19. 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。
20. This week, that deal lies in tatters.
    本周，这宗交易流产。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. His clothes hung in tatters.
    他的衣服破成了条儿耷拉着。
24. Chelsea produced a performance of great quality and strength to leave Liverpool's dreams in tatters after this quarter-final first leg.
    在四分之一决赛第一回合中，切尔西以不俗的实力和力量粉碎了利物浦的美梦。
25. 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。
26. He arrived with his garments in tatters.
    他来了，身上的衣服破旧不堪。
27. The government's education policy lies in tatters.
    政府的教育政策彻底破产了。
28. 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。
29. 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。

n.

in tatters

• 破烂不堪；破破烂烂
  torn in many places
  1. 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
  1. Her reputation was in tatters.
     她已名誉扫地。
  2. The government's education policy lies in tatters.
     政府的教育政策彻底破产了。