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skids /skɪdz/► SEE ALLon the skidsput the skids under sb/sthhit the skids
●on the ˈskids (informal) moving towards disaster; declining 逐渐衰落；走下坡路◆It was clear months ago that the firm was on the skids.
这家公司几个月以前就有明显的衰败迹象。 OPP fly high ●put the ˈskids under sb/sth (informal) make sb/sth fail; stop sb/sth doing sth 使走向失败；使走下坡路；使停止◆Unfortunately the government has put the skids under the hospital building programme.
不幸的是，政府使这项修建医院的计划无疾而终。●hit the ˈskids (especially NAmE) begin to decline or get worse very quickly 开始衰退；迅速恶化◆In February shares hit the skids, and in one day $1 bn was wiped off the value of the company.股价在 2 月急剧下跌，公司市值一天内蒸发 10 亿美元。 |