tattered
adjective /ˈtætəd/
/ˈtætərd/
- old and torn; in bad condition
破烂的；破旧的；褴褛的；破裂的 - tattered clothes
破旧的衣服 - (figurative) tattered relationships
破裂了的关系 - (figurative) the hotel’s tattered reputation
旅馆的败坏的名声
Collocations DictionaryTattered is used with these nouns:- cloak
- clothes
- clothing
- …
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘dressed in decoratively slashed or jagged clothing’): apparently originally from the noun tatter ‘scrap of cloth’ + -ed; later treated as a past participle. - tattered clothes