tatters

1. N-PLURAL Clothes that are in tatters are badly torn in several places, so that pieces can easily come off. (衣服) 破爛不堪

His jeans were left in tatters. 他的牛仔褲已破爛不堪。

2. N-PLURAL If you say that something such as a plan or a person's state of mind is in tatters, you are emphasizing that it is weak, has suffered a lot of damage, and is likely to fail completely. (計劃、心情等) 千瘡百孔的狀態(tài)[強調(diào)]

The economy is in tatters. 經(jīng)濟已千瘡百孔。