1. (車輛)側(cè)滑,打滑;(剎車時(shí))滑行 If a vehicle skids, it slides sideways or forwards while moving, for example when you are trying to stop it suddenly on a wet road.
e.g. The car pulled up too fast and skidded on the dusty shoulder of the road... 由于剎車太急,車子側(cè)滑到了滿是塵土的路肩上。 e.g. The plane skidded off the runway while taking off in a snow storm. 飛機(jī)在暴風(fēng)雪中起飛的時(shí)候滑出了跑道。
2. 無法挽救的;注定要失敗的 If you say that something is on the skids, you believe that it is out of control and certain to fail.
e.g. His career is on the skids. 他的事業(yè)每況愈下。 e.g. ...my marriage was on the skids. 我的婚姻注定要失敗。
skid英英釋義
noun
1. an unexpected slide
Synonym: slipsideslip
2. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
Synonym: brake shoeshoe
3. one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
verb
1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner