单词 | skid |
释义 | verb | noun skidskid1 /skɪd/ verb (skidded, skidding) [intransitive] if a vehicle or wheel skids, it suddenly slides sideways and you cannot control it: skid off/across etc. The car skidded off the icy road. verb | noun skidskid2 noun 1SLIDING MOVEMENT [countable] a sudden sliding movement of a vehicle, that you cannot control: Tony slammed on the brakes and the car went into a skid (=started to skid). Long skid marks on the pavement showed that the driver had tried to brake.2on the skids informal in a situation that is bad and getting worse: Truck sales have been on the skids.3hit the skids to suddenly become much worse or less successful4put the skids on something informal to make it likely or certain that something will fail5grease the skids to prepare a situation so that something can happen more easily6HELICOPTER [countable usually plural] a flat narrow part that is under some aircraft such as helicopters, used in addition to wheels for landing7USED TO LIFT/MOVE [countable usually plural] a piece of wood that is put under a heavy object to lift or move it8NOT SUCCESSFUL [countable usually singular] a period of time during which someone or something is not successful: a six-game losing skid |
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