in tatters
基本解释
- (衣服等)破破烂烂
- (人)衣衫褴褛,穿破衣服
英汉例句
- 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。 - 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.
- Confidence had been in tatters for several years, following a big and ugly recession.
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词组短语
- be in tatters on 玷污
- in shreds and tatters 破烂不堪
- Your mother in tatters 你的母亲在扫地吗
- is in tatters 破破烂烂的
- Are laying around in tatters 早已毁灭殆尽