| 词汇 | tattered |
| 释义 | tattered adjective uk /ˈtæt.əd/ us /ˈtæt̬.ɚd/ (especially of cloth or paper) badly torn: （尤指布料或纸张）破烂的，破旧的 The flag was tattered and threadbare.这面旗破烂不堪。 a tattered old letter一封破旧的信 In bad condition battered battle-scarred be on the skidsidiom beat someone up blasted have seen better daysidiom hors de combat impaired in decay in good, bad, etc. repairidiom ruined run someone/something down sad scarred scuffed the worse for wearidiom well worn worm-eaten worn out worse tattered | American Dictionarytattered adjective us/ˈtæt̬·ərd/ (of cloth) damaged by continuous use or age, esp. torn in strips: old tattered flags Examples of tatteredtattered These bureaucratic structures, tattered though they may seem, constitute the political infrastructure that suggests the presence of the state. While being used, the "toilet" was usually surrounded by a piece of rotten wood, or tattered cloth, in order to preserve some privacy. With our tattered sample of observations, this is as far as we can go towards allowing for country-fixed effects. They wore tattered clothes and their diets largely comprised potatoes and beans, insufficient in calories, vitamins, and minerals. Most of the child's head has been demolished, emptied of brain and bone, leaving only the tattered, hairy skin of his scalp, which falls in loose folds like fabric. Their tattered clothes identify their class origins. It is then an easy step for those who have seized control of the tattered remnants of the economy to convert benevolent nepotism into high-level corruption. There was a lot of misery there, as one could see from the tattered curtains—apologies for curtains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He seems to have no notion of the professional ethic—tattered at the edges though it may be sometimes these days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps this is part of the social contract—that tattered non-document. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to talk about the social contract, or its tattered remnants, in the last few minutes of my speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But unfair rates is what is on the table, along with the tattered remnants of more than 60 other proposals that went before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a shame that once again his reputation is somewhat tattered and torn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We now need to rebuild public confidence in a tattered policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The assertion that, by splitting the process in two, the end is attained more quickly than by doing it in one looks rather tattered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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