After the merger collapsed, the firm's expansion plans were left tattered and abandoned.

合併案破局後，公司的擴張計畫已支離破碎，只好放棄。

The shipping delays left our holiday sales strategy tattered just weeks before launch.

出貨延誤讓我們的假期銷售策略在上市前幾週就毀於一旦。

His tattered reputation made it difficult for him to find a new management position.

他殘破不堪的名聲讓他很難再找到新的管理職位。