| 释义 |
skid¹ /skɪd/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (人、车等行进时因路面滑而向一侧的)打滑，侧滑；(车轮刹住后的)滑行
She had a skid running around the corner and fell on the wet floor. 她跑过拐角时滑了一下，摔倒在潮湿的地板上。
The car braked too quickly and went into a skid. 汽车刹车过急而向一侧滑行了一段。
2. (支承或移动重物用的)垫木；滑动垫木
Commodities susceptible to water damage should be on skids or pallets. 易受水损的货物应当用垫木或托盘垫起来。
The crates were packed on skids and taken to the warehouse. 板条箱被装在滑动垫木上送往仓库。
3. 〈主美〉(伐木场木材滑道的)滑轨；木材滑道
4. (车辆下坡时用的)制轮具；制动装置，刹车
5. [skids](船侧的)护舷木
6. 【空】(飞机的)起落橇，滑橇
II (skid·ded; skid·ding)
❶ vt.
1. 把…放在垫木上；用滑动垫木移动
The goods should be skidded at least 4 inches above the floor level. 这些货应该垫高，离地面至少4英寸。
The machine was skidded to the workshop over greased rails. 那台机器是放在涂油的轨道上运到车间的。
2. 〈美〉沿木材滑道拖运(木材)
3. 用制轮具刹住(车轮)
skid the wheel for the descent 下坡时用制轮具刹住车轮
4. 使打滑，使侧滑；使滑行
He skidded his car on an icy pavement. 他让汽车在结冰的路面上滑行。
5. 给…安装刹车装置
6. 下滑，下降
The shares skided 30% that day. 那天股票下跌了百分之三十。
❷ vi.
1. 打滑；侧滑；滑行
Police shot out a tyre and the van skidded to a halt. 警察射坏一只轮胎后，运货车一打滑停了下来。
I tried to brake and we skidded into the ditch. 我试图把车刹住，结果我们向一侧滑去滑到沟里。
The truck's wheels skidded on the wet road. 卡车轮子(刹住后)在潮湿的路上滑行。
2. 急剧下降
Makers of synthetic fibres are cutting prices as demand skids. 合成纤维制造商因需求量急剧下降而一再削价。
[< ? ON skith, 见 SKI 与 OFris skīd stick of wood 有关] phr. grease the skids 〈美口〉促使事情进展顺利 hit thr skids〈口〉走向毁灭；走向穷困；开始堕落 After losing his job he began to hit the skids. 他失业以后开始每况愈下。on the skids 〈口〉1. 待发出的；待抛出的 2. 注定要遭殃的；注定要失败的；将被解雇的 put sb. on the skids 使某人倒霉 3. 在衰落，在走下坡路 Is modern science on the skids? 现代科学在衰落吗? He started drinking, and now he is on the skids. 他开始喝酒，现在情况愈来愈糟了。put on the skid 〈俚〉说话小心；谨慎行事 put the skids under (或 on) 〈口〉1. 催促，使赶紧 We had better put the skids under the driver or we'll be late. 我们最好催促司机快开，不然要迟到了。2. 使走向失败 (或灾难)，使毁灭，使垮台；加速…的垮台 He was doing fine until he met this girl. She really put the skids under him. 他跟这姑娘相识以前一直干得很不错，是她使他开始堕落。 |