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tattered + noun
tattered 常作定语，修饰衣物、布料等具体事物。
The beggar wore a tattered shirt.
那个乞丐穿着一件破烂的衬衫。
破烂的；褴褛的
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破烂的；褴褛的
worn to shreds; wearing torn or ragged clothing
The beggar wore a tattered shirt.
那个乞丐穿着一件破烂的衬衫。
撕成碎片的；褴褛的。
Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
磨损成碎片；或穿着破烂衣服
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
衣衫褴褛的。
Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.
破败或被破坏
ruined or disrupted
He wore a tattered coat that had patches on the sleeves.
他穿着一件袖子打了补丁的破烂外套。
AI contextual example
The old flag was tattered after years of wind and rain.
那面旧旗经过多年的风吹雨打已经破旧不堪。
AI contextual example
She gave her tattered jeans to a recycling bin.
她把破旧的牛仔裤扔进了回收箱。
AI contextual example
a man in a tattered shirt
一个穿着破衬衫的男人
WordNet
tattered 常作定语，修饰衣物、布料等具体事物。
The beggar wore a tattered shirt.
那个乞丐穿着一件破烂的衬衫。
作表语时，表示某物已磨损或破旧的状态。
By the end of the journey, his shoes were tattered.
旅途结束时，他的鞋子已经破旧不堪了。
Not this
His clothes tattered.
Use this
His clothes are tattered.
中文里形容词可以直接作谓语，但英语中表示状态需要系动词be，因此应加上are。
Not this
He wore tattered.
Use this
He wore tattered clothes.
形容词tattered不能直接作名词，需要后接名词（如clothes），中文可省略名词但英语必须保留。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
破烂的衣服
He wore tattered clothes to the charity event.
他穿着破烂的衣服参加慈善活动。
破旧的旗帜
The tattered flag still waved in the wind.
那面破旧的旗帜仍在风中飘扬。
破损的书页
She carefully turned the tattered pages of the old book.
她小心地翻动那本旧书破损的书页。
破损的边缘
The tattered edges of the paper showed its age.
纸张破损的边缘显示出它的年代。
破旧的牛仔裤
His tattered jeans were covered in paint.
他那条破旧的牛仔裤上沾满了油漆。
破破烂烂的；褴褛的
After the storm, the sails were tattered and torn.
风暴过后，船帆变得破破烂烂。
千疮百孔的声誉；严重受损的名声
He spent years trying to rebuild his tattered reputation.
他花了多年时间试图重建自己千疮百孔的声誉。
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联想“tatter”（碎布条）加 -ed，像衣服被撕成一条条布片，破旧褴褛。
语域：neutral 常见场景：书面叙述、新闻报道、日常描述旧物 tattered 属于中性词，多用于书面表达，比较常见于描述衣物、旗帜、书本等因长期磨损而破烂的状态；在口语中一般更常用 torn 或 ragged。
在美式英语中，这些词都与 tattered 押韵：重读元音 /æ/ 加上 /tɚd/。注意形近但读音不同的词：tottered /ˈtɑtɚd/ 和 teetered /ˈtiːtɚd/ 并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.