| 单词 | skid |
| 释义 | skid (skɪd ) Word forms: skids , skidding , skidded 1. verb If a vehicle skids, it slides sideways or forwards while moving, for example when you are trying to stop it suddenly on a wet road. The car pulled up too fast and skidded on the dusty shoulder of the road. [VERB] The plane skidded off the runway while taking off in a snow storm. [VERB preposition] Synonyms: slide, slip, slither, coast Skid is also a noun. I slammed the brakes on and went into a skid. 2. on the skids phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you say that something is on the skids, you believe that it is out of control and certain to fail. [informal] His career is on the skids. ...my marriage was on the skids. Synonyms: in trouble, breaking down, on the rocks, going downhill Idioms: be on skid row to have lost everything in your life, for example because you have become alcoholic or gone bankrupt Gamblers can get through huge amounts of money. They spend their savings, then the mortgage payments stop. It's a downhill spiral and soon they're on Skid Row. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 打滑 Japanese: 横すべりする |
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