tat·ters
noun/ˈtætəz/
/ˈtætərz/
[plural]Idioms - clothes or pieces of cloth that are badly torn
破烂的衣服；破衣烂布 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + tatters- lie in
- hang in
- leave something in
- …
- in tatters
- rags and tatters
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the singular meaning ‘scrap of cloth’): from Old Norse tǫtrar ‘rags’.
Idioms
in tatters
- torn in many places
破烂不堪；破破烂烂 - His clothes were in tatters.
他的衣服破旧不堪。
- His clothes were in tatters.
- damaged too badly to be saved
被毁坏的；破败的；坍塌的 - 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。
Extra Examples- Her marriage now lay in tatters.
她的婚姻现已破裂。 - With their plans now in tatters, they gave up.
如今计划失败，他们放弃了。 - an injury that left his dreams in tatters
令他梦想破灭的一次受伤
- Her reputation was in tatters.