Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #19809
tatter
碎布；破布片
a shred of torn cloth or an item of ragged clothing
- 1.
A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
破布条
- 2.
A person engaged in tatting.
梭结花边者
梭结花边者；做梭织花边的人；破布条；梭结花边者；破衣服；梭编工人
In use
A tatter of the torn sail fluttered from the mast.
She found tatters of her old shirt in the trash.
His coat was reduced to tatters after the long journey.
be in tatters
常用复数形式表示衣物破碎或状态极差。
His shirt was in tatters after the accident.
事故发生后，他的衬衫变得破破烂烂。
tear sth to tatters
可引申为严厉批评，使某物体无完肤。
The critic tore the novel to tatters.
那位评论家把这部小说批得一文不值。
fall to tatters
强调逐渐变得破烂不堪。
The old flag fell to tatters in the storm.
Connections
Collocations
- in tatters
- 破烂不堪；千疮百孔
- After the storm, the flag was in tatters.暴风雨过后，旗子破烂不堪。
- torn to tatters
- 被撕成碎条
- His shirt was torn to tatters by the brambles.他的衬衫被荆棘撕成了碎条。
- clothes in tatters
- 衣衫褴褛
- The beggar's clothes were in tatters.那个乞丐衣衫褴褛。
- tatters of clothing
- 破衣碎片
- They found tatters of clothing scattered on the trail.他们在小路上发现了散落的破衣碎片。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in tatters
- 破败不堪；毁于一旦After the scandal, his career was in tatters.丑闻过后，他的事业已毁于一旦。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“塌特”：想象破布条从破衣上“塌”下来，一条条拖在地上；tatter 就是那一条破布条。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学描写/正式书面语、新闻评论（比喻用法）、手工艺/花边制作介绍 作“破布条”解时，通常用于文学或正式书面语，单数较少见，比较常见于“in tatters”这类搭配；作“梭结花边者”解时非常罕见，多用于手工艺相关文本。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 tatter 押韵：重读元音都是 /æ/，后面都是 /tər/，拼写都包含 -atter。注意形近音不同的词：tater /ˈteɪtər/（土豆）、titter /ˈtɪtər/（窃笑）、totter /ˈtɒtər/（蹒跚）。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.