in tatters

常見例句

雙語例句

• Two years ago the relationship was in tatters.
  兩年前，這種關(guān)系還是一個(gè)爛攤子。
• 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?qū)⒁环荼４娑嗄?，包裝精美的禮物送給了他的新娘，而新娘送出的禮物卻是她衣衫襤褸的樣子。
• Such revelations leave the accuser’s credibility in tatters, whether or not her account of what took place in the hotel room is true.
  無論這位原告所說的在酒店房間裡發(fā)生的事情到底是真是假，這些事實(shí)的披露都使得她的可信度頃刻間崩潰。

原聲例句

• North Korea, whose economy is in tatters and is facing tough international sanctions is participating in the World Expo for the very first time.
• But his reputation was in tatters, and he struggled with financial problems.
• The company's reputation is also in tatters.

權(quán)威例句

• Confidence had been in tatters for several years, following a big and ugly recession.
  FORBES: Book Changes World 30 Years of Excellence
• When I took office, the efforts to apply pressure on Iran were in tatters.
  WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at 2012 AIPAC Policy Conference
• But with his image as a safe pair of hands in tatters, that may now change.
  ECONOMIST: Greece's riots
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