| 单词 | to be in the tank |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be in the tank b. To go badly wrong; to fail, deteriorate; spec. (of an economy, share price, etc.) = tank v.2 Additions. Also to be in the tank: to be in a failing or floundering condition. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] marc1225 pairc1390 starvec1400 dispair1580 to go off1583 die1612 spoil1692 to go bad1799 to go wrong1882 to go in the tank1974 society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > deal in stocks and shares [verb (intransitive)] > state of market or prices > fall or rise (of prices) to look downwards1796 to look downward1801 to look down1808 rally1826 sag1870 give way1883 slump1888 firm1896 move1904 spurt1931 perform1933 dip1956 to pull back1966 to go in the tank1974 1974 Washington Post 28 Aug. b1/2 Nothing is funny in the market these days. Wall Street is in the tank. 1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 14 Jan. b2 ‘We went in the tank, again,’ Werenich said of his failure to qualify in recent division playdowns. 1990 Vital Speeches 1 Aug. 621/2 If enough of them sell it, the stock goes in the tank, and the next thing you know a raider is taking out full page ads. 2001 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 25 Jan. 33 The whole theme business is in the tank. 2011 D. Seraphine & A. Mitchell Street Player 198 Some of the guys' personal lives started going in the tank. < as lemmas |
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