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| 1 | a sudden uncontrolled slide across the ground , especially by a vehicle （尤指车辆的）打滑，滑行 | The car went into a skid (=started to skid) on the icy road. 那辆汽车开始在结满冰的路面上滑行。 | |
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| 2 | a situation in which something that has been successful suddenly begins to have problems 下滑；衰退 | an unexpected economic skid 出乎意料的经济下滑 | |
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| 3 | technical a part on the bottom of an aircraft that helps it to land （飞机的）起落橇，滑橇 |
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| 4 | technical a flat wooden structure used for moving heavy objects （移动重物用的）滑动垫木 |
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| - | on the skids informal
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| in a bad situation and likely to fail |
| 在走下坡路；在衰落 |
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| - | put the skids on/under sth informal
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| to cause something to fail or stop it from continuing to happen |
| 使某事失败；使某事不再发生 |
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| an idea that could put the skids on bicycle theft 能制止自行车偷窃的想法 |
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