1.破烂,褴褛
1.something such as a plan or an agreement that is in tatters has been spoiled and will probably fail
2.in very bad condition
1.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。
2.Given Japan's already high public debt, it would also be hard to sustain; public services might still end up in tatters.
考虑到日本公共债台已经高筑，它即使限制年轻人就业也很难维持下去；公共服务仍有可能崩溃。
3.Just a year ago the fund's finances were in tatters and its relevance was in doubt.
一年前，组织陷入了财政危机，人们纷纷质疑它的作用。
4.The construction industry is in tatters and, with hundreds of thousands of unsold new houses, is not about to recover.
经济领头羊建筑业已是千疮百孔，数十万处新建房屋滞销，短期内复苏无望。
5.Chelsea produced a performance of great quality and strength to leave Liverpool's dreams in tatters after this quarter-final first leg.
在四分之一决赛第一回合中，切尔西以不俗的实力和力量粉碎了利物浦的美梦。
6.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。
7.Once, an old man in tatters and his sick wife stopped me on the way back to the university.
在一次回大学的路上一对衣衫褴褛的夫妇拦住了我。
8.North Korea's economy is in tatters, and the North Korean government relies on aid from China to help alleviate widespread food shortages.
朝鲜的经济正处于萧条之中，而朝鲜政府依赖来自中国的援助，以帮助减缓大范围粮食短缺的困境。
9.With his reputation in tatters , a furious Lewis Hamilton and his father Anthony are said to be seriously considering leaving the team.
随着他的名声烂摊子，愤怒汉密尔顿和他的父亲安东尼都表示要认真考虑离开球队。
10.He had led early opinion polls but, unless the case against him quickly crumbles, his presidential ambitions appear to be in tatters.
他在早期的民意测验中领先，但是其总统雄心似乎破灭了，除非这件针对其的案件迅速完结。