1510s, "tangled or matted" (of hair), Scottish, probably related to Old English tættec "a rag" (see tatter (n.)). Sense of "tattered, ragged, shabby" first recorded 1933.
双语例句
1. His friends used to tease him about his tatty clothes.
他的朋友过去常常笑话他破旧的衣服.
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2. There were a lot of guest houses which were very tatty.
有许多小旅馆都又脏又乱。
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3. They seemed unreal and kind of tatty.
这些礼拜仪式似乎不是真实的且显得有点寒酸.
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4. Using tatty , worn, dirty, or scratchy wash mitts, sponges, drying towels etc.
使用破旧的 、 脏的或者有刮擦声的洗车毛巾 、 海棉 、 干毛巾等.
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5. There are fewer tatty schools and run - down hospitals.
