Her nerves were in shreds.

她的神经崩溃了。

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The country's economy is in shreds.

国家经济已是百孔千疮。

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The document was in shreds on the floor.

那份文件在地上，已经破烂不堪。

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Now Lady Thatcher's eruption in Blackpool this week has left much of this careful work in shreds.

ECONOMIST: A stirring in the attic

Martin's is the best-known fashion academy in the world, with graduates including McQueen, the threads-in-shreds hit Hussein Chalayan, the lush stylist Antonio Berardi and McQueen's Gucci stablemate, Stella McCartney, the daughter of Paul, the former Beatle.

FORBES: Fashion's Hard Case

Authorities in Europe late on Thursday announced a ban on naked stock short sales after the financial sector was torn to shreds in a vicious bear market brawl this week.

FORBES: Dollar Backpedals In Early Rebound for Equities