英语词汇“tatter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A tatter is a raggedy end or scrap of something, particularly paper or fabric. Your crazy cat might climb the curtains every night, until there's nothing left hanging from the rod but tatters.

It's most common to find this word in its plural form, tatters. A homeless person might dress in tatters, and a serious hiker might wear a pair of socks until they're just tatters, then throw them away and put on a new pair. Tatter comes from an earlier word, tatrys, "slashed garments," which has a Scandinavian root and is related to words like the Old Norse töturr, "rags."

WORD FAMILY

tatter: tatters

USAGE EXAMPLES

The news was devastating: I assumed a lifetime of “difference” and exclusion, all my aspirations for my child seemingly in tatters.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

While the pundit class all said the Republican party was being torn apart by this election, it is the Democratic Party that is in tatters.

The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016)

Tensions with Moscow led Russia to hike energy prices, leaving the Georgian economy in tatters.

Slate(Dec 19, 2016)

n a small piece of cloth or paper

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

rag, shred, tag, tag end

pine-tar rag

baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip

piece of cloth, piece of material

a separate part consisting of fabric

单词	tatter
释义	tatter (once / 3868 pages) n A tatter is a raggedy end or scrap of something, particularly paper or fabric. Your crazy cat might climb the curtains every night, until there's nothing left hanging from the rod but tatters. It's most common to find this word in its plural form, tatters. A homeless person might dress in tatters, and a serious hiker might wear a pair of socks until they're just tatters, then throw them away and put on a new pair. Tatter comes from an earlier word, tatrys, "slashed garments," which has a Scandinavian root and is related to words like the Old Norse töturr, "rags." WORD FAMILY tatter: tatters USAGE EXAMPLES The news was devastating: I assumed a lifetime of “difference” and exclusion, all my aspirations for my child seemingly in tatters. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) While the pundit class all said the Republican party was being torn apart by this election, it is the Democratic Party that is in tatters. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) Tensions with Moscow led Russia to hike energy prices, leaving the Georgian economy in tatters. Slate(Dec 19, 2016) n a small piece of cloth or paper Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper rag, shred, tag, tag end pine-tar rag baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip piece of cloth, piece of material a separate part consisting of fabric
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