| 单词 | skid |
| 释义 | skid v. & n. --v (skidded, skidding) 1. intr. (of a vehicle, a wheel, or a driver) slide on slippery ground, esp. sideways or obliquely. 2. tr. cause (a vehicle etc.) to skid. 3. intr. slip, slide. 4. intr. colloq. fail or decline or err. 5. tr. support or move or protect or check with a skid. --n 1. the act or an instance of skidding. 2. a piece of wood etc. serving as a support, ship's fender, inclined plane, etc. 3. a braking device, esp. a wooden or metal shoe preventing a wheel from revolving or used as a drag. 4. a runner beneath an aircraft for use when landing. Phrases and idioms hit the skids colloq. enter a rapid decline or deterioration. on the skids colloq. 1. about to be discarded or defeated. 2. ready for launching. put the skids under colloq. 1. hasten the downfall or failure of. 2. cause to hasten. skid-lid sl. a crash-helmet. skid-pan Brit. 1. a slippery surface prepared for vehicle-drivers to practise control of skidding. 2. a braking device. skid road US 1. a road for hauling logs along. 2. a part of a town frequented by loggers or vagrants. skid row US a part of a town frequented by vagrants, alcoholics, etc. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. |
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