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。
碎布;破布片
tatters — plural of tatter
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
a shred of torn cloth or an item of ragged clothing
破布条
A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
梭结花边者
A person engaged in tatting.
A tatter of the torn sail fluttered from the mast.
撕破船帆的一片碎布在桅杆上飘动。
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.
她在垃圾桶里找到了她旧衬衫的碎片。
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.
长途旅行后,他的外套已经破成了碎片。
用法提示:tatters 作名词复数,指破成一条条的衣服残片。
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。
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。
强调逐渐变得破烂不堪。
The old flag fell to tatters in the storm.
那面旧旗帜在暴风雨中变成了破布条。
shred 指撕下或切下的细条,比 tatter 更常用;表示‘撕成碎片’时二者常可互换,但 tatter 更强调衣物被撕烂后的破布条。
rag 强调面积较大、还可使用的旧布料,而 tatter 突出撕碎后的条状残片;‘in rags’和‘in tatters’都可表示衣衫褴褛,但 rag 更口语化。
scrap 指废弃的零碎材料,不一定因撕扯而破;若明确指撕破的布条,用 tatter 更准确。
针对“破布条”义项(撕下的一小片破布)的反义词。whole作名词时意为“整体”,常与the连用,如the whole;tatter还可指“梭结花边者”,该义项无对应反义词。
tatter是名词,指破布条;tattered是形容词,指破烂的。注意不要混淆词性,例如不能说'a tattered of cloth'而应说'a tatter of cloth'。
tatter是名词,指碎片;tatty是形容词,指破旧邋遢的。使用时注意词性和语境。
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。
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。
衣衫褴褛
The beggar's clothes were in tatters.
那个乞丐衣衫褴褛。
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。
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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。
把……驳得体无完肤;使……破绽百出
The lawyer tore the witness's story to tatters.
律师把证人的说法驳得体无完肤。
衣衫褴褛;破衣烂衫
The old man was dressed in rags and tatters.
那位老人穿着破衣烂衫。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.