
好词典

源自中古英语 'skid',可能与古诺尔斯语 'skíð'(木板)有关,最初指用于移动重物的滑板。
❶ 指车辆或物体在滑动或打滑时失去控制,通常是由于路面湿滑或急刹车导致。
“The car skidded on the icy road.”
(汽车在结冰的路面上打滑了。)
“He tried to stop but the bike skidded sideways.”
(他试图停下来,但自行车侧滑了。)
❶ 指物体滑动或打滑的动作或痕迹,也可以指用于支撑或移动重物的木板或金属板。
“There were skid marks on the road after the accident.”
(事故发生后,路面上留下了打滑的痕迹。)
“They used wooden skids to move the heavy machinery.”
(他们用木制滑板移动重型机械。)
on the skids — 指某事物或某人处于衰落或失败的状态,通常用于形容事业或生活走下坡路。
“After the scandal, his career was on the skids.”
(丑闻之后,他的事业一落千丈。)
hit the skids — 指突然开始走下坡路或遭遇失败,常用于形容经济或事业的突然衰退。
“The company hit the skids after losing its biggest client.”
(失去最大客户后,公司开始走下坡路。)