skid
verb
noun
skɪd
verb
1
if
a
vehicle
or
a
wheel
on
a
vehicle
skids,
it
suddenly
slides
sideways
and
you
cannot
control
it
〔车辆或车轮〕打滑，失控滑向一侧
The
car
skidded
as
she
turned
onto
the
highway.
她转向上公路时车打滑了。
[+
on/into/across
etc
]
The
bus
skidded
off
the
road
and
into
a
ditch.
公共汽车打滑冲出了公路，掉进了沟里。
noun
2
a
sudden
sliding
movement
of
a
vehicle
that
you
cannot
control
〔车辆的〕打滑
Turn
the
car
towards
the
skid
if
you
lose
control
of
it.
如果汽车失去控制，就往打滑的方向转。
He
slammed
on
the
brakes
and
we
went
into
a
long
skid
(=started
to
skid)
.
他猛力踩下刹车，我们的车子开始打滑。
3
on the skids
in
a
situation
that
is
bad
and
getting
worse
[非正式] 处境越来越坏
informal
He’s
been
on
the
skids
since
losing
his
job.
他丢了工作以后，境况越来越糟。
4
put the skids under sth
to
make
it
likely
or
certain
that
something
will
fail
[英，非正式] 使某事失败
BrE informal
The
recession
put
the
skids
under
his
plans
for
starting
a
new
business.
经济衰退使他开新店的计划告吹了。
5
SPORT
体育运动
a
period
of
time
during
which
a
person
or
team
is
not
successful
–
used
in
news
reports
[美] 〔运动员或运动队的〕低迷期〔用于新闻报道〕
usually singular 一般用单数 | AmE
The
Red
Sox
victory
ended
a
six-game
skid.
红袜队的这次胜利结束了连续六场的低迷。
6
AIRCRAFT
飞机
a
flat
narrow
part
that
is
under
some
aircraft
such
as
HELICOPTERS
,
and
is
used
in
addition
to
wheels
for
landing
〔直升机等的〕起落橇，滑橇
7
USED TO LIFT/MOVE
用于抬/移动
a
piece
of
wood
that
is
put
under
a
heavy
object
to
lift
or
move
it
〔支撑重物或使其易于移动的〕垫木
usually plural 一般用复数