Why would their shoes look so tattered?

Fibers are long narrow cells, with thickened walls and finely tattered ends.

纤维是细长状的细胞, 壁厚,顶端渐尖.

He persists in wearing his tattered overcoat.

他坚持要穿他破烂的大衣.

He went to the tattered screen door and knocked.

他走上前去敲了敲那扇破败的房门.

The card that you present should be in good shape not tattered 7 or folded.

你出示的名片应有形有款--不能又皱又摺.

The puller of clothing is tattered, yet beads of sweat fall from him.

车夫单衣已破, 他却汗珠儿颗颗往下堕.

tattered clothes

破旧的衣服

What harm is there if thy clothes become tattered and stained?

你的衣服污损了又何妨 呢 ?

(figurative)tattered relationships

破裂了的关系

He wore a tattered coat with holes in the elbows.

他穿着一件破旧的上衣,肘部已经磨穿.

(figurative)the hotel's tattered reputation

旅馆的败坏的名声

...a very old, tattered, phone directory.

破旧的电话号码簿

If these family lives were in tatters I certainly could not see it.

我怎么也看不出这些家庭的生活破裂.

THE explosive revelations about MPs'expenses have left many a politician's nerves in tatters.

议员骗取补贴的行为遭到爆炸性揭秘,搞得政客们人心惶惶.

Fan continues to run faster as the tatters of his pants fly off his legs.

范继续狂奔,破裤子的布条一片片的飞离他的双腿.

With the reputation of market discipline in tatters, central bankers will get vast new supervisory powers.

随着市场秩序名声扫地, 央行官员们将获得新的巨大的监管权.

Her clothes were in tatters.

她的衣服破烂不堪.

Her reputation was in tatters.

她已名誉扫地。

This painting on silk is in tatters.

这张帛画已经破碎了.

He spread his arms so we could see his tatters.

他伸开双臂,让我们能看到他衣服的破处.

His clothes were in tatters.

他的衣服破旧不堪。