Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #19809
tatter
碎布;破布片
核心释义
a shred of torn cloth or an item of ragged clothing
- 1.
破布条
A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
- 2.
梭结花边者
A person engaged in tatting.
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
用法In use
A tatter of the torn sail fluttered from the mast.
用法提示:tatter 用作可数名词单数,指撕下的一小片碎布。
She found tatters of her old shirt in the trash.
用法提示:tatters 是 tatter 的复数形式,指多片破碎的布块。
His coat was reduced to tatters after the long journey.
用法提示:tatters 作名词复数,指破成一条条的衣服残片。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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)。
一起学习词形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。
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