skid

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skid1 /skɪd/ verb (skidded, skidding) [intransitive]  TTSLIDEif a vehicle or a wheel on a vehicle skids, it suddenly slides sideways and you cannot control it 〔车辆或车轮〕打滑，失控滑向一侧 The car skidded as she turned onto the highway. 她转向上公路时车打滑了。skid on/into/across etc The bus skidded off the road and into a ditch. 公共汽车打滑冲出公路，掉进了沟里。 →4  See picture of 见图 SLIP 1 →5 see picture at 见图 slip1→ See Verb table

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skid• I suppose the driver of that car skidded.• So I was skidding and bumping along the runway, trying to get the beast to translational-lift speed.• The car in front of me skidded and I slammed the brakes on to avoid it.• Then I skidded and slanted through into Public Baths Surf.• People come right through a closed ramp, skidding and veering around me.• The other car had skidded into hers and made her forget the phone call.• Nineteen people were injured today when a bus skidded off the road into a ditch.• The plane touched down and skidded off the runway.• They set off down the road, the dogs skidding on the hard packed snow.• When our buckets are full, we top the tour with a skidding riff of singing sand.• It skidded slightly and slowed down.• She skidded to a halt, jumped off her scooter, and ran into the house.skid on/into/across etc• In the morning the car skidded on an icy hill and flapped into a ditch.• The other car had skidded into hers and made her forget the phone call.• He skidded on Ne New & Lingwood party shoes.• I laughed, and he skidded on some sea moss and fell between two rocks.• Yet the moment they skidded into the gully they were trapped.• Well-dressed suckers were pouring out of the upstairs theatre, barrelling down the rickety spiral staircase, skidding on the highly polished floor.• They joke about the near-misses as their cars skid on the ice that lines the road to the colliery.• It drove to one side, then turned 90 degrees, its tracks skidding on the rubble.

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skid2 noun [countable]  1  sliding movement 打滑SLIDE a sudden sliding movement of a vehicle that you cannot control 〔车辆的〕打滑 Turn the car towards the skid if you lose control of it. 如果汽车失去控制，就往打滑的方向转。 He slammed on the brakes and we went into a long skid (=started to skid). 他猛力踩下车，我们的车子打滑了很长一段路。2  on the skids informalFAIL in a situation that is bad and getting worse 处境越来越坏的 He’s been on the skids since losing his job. 他丢了工作以后，境况越来越糟。3  put the skids under something British English informalFAIL to make it likely or certain that something will fail 使某事失败 The recession put the skids under his plans for starting a new business. 经济衰退使他开新店的计划告吹了。4  sport 体育运动 [usually singular] American English a period of time during which a person or team is not successful – used in news reports 〔运动员或球队的〕低迷期〔用于新闻报道〕 The Red Sox victory ended a six-game skid. 红袜队的这次胜利结束了连输六场的低迷期。5. aircraft 飞机TTA a flat narrow part that is under some aircraft such as helicopters, and is used in addition to wheels for landing 〔直升飞机等的〕起落橇，滑橇6. used to lift/move 用于抬/移动 [usually plural]TT a piece of wood that is put under a heavy object to lift or move it 〔支撑重物的〕垫木；〔使重物易于滑动的〕滑动垫木

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skid• Turn the steering wheel in the direction of, and not against, a skid.• Marta says this is easy to clean and still meets all safety and skid resistance requirements.• And at floor level the Revue sits on four skid feet.• There was a flat impact twelve feet up, a squealing skid and a howl of pain.• Turn your front wheels in the direction of the skid, the direction in which the rear wheels are sliding.• I was light on the skids, the troops were out.• He grabbed the brake, pulled, and the buggy went into a wild skid and turned over.• For off-road use, it comes with skid plates underneath.went into ... skid• The driver of a third car also lost control and went into a skid.• He grabbed the brake, pulled, and the buggy went into a wild skid and turned over.From Longman Business Dictionaryskidskid /skɪd/ noun [countable] American English a PALLETOrigin skid2 (1600-1700) Perhaps from a Scandinavian language

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skid¹ /skɪd/ verb (past tense and past participle skidded, present participle skidding) [intransitive]
if a vehicle or a wheel on a vehicle skids, it suddenly slides sideways and you cannot control it:
    The car skidded as she turned onto the highway.
    skid on/into/across etc
    The bus skidded off the road and into a ditch.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ slide to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it: The glass slid off the tray and crashed to the floor. | The kids were having fun sliding around on the polished floor.
   ▪ slip to slide a short distance accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly: Be careful you don’t slip on the ice. | She slipped and broke her ankle.
   ▪ skid to slide sideways or forwards in a way that is difficult to control - used especially about a moving vehicle: He slammed on the brakes and the car skidded to a halt. | Go slowly in wet or icy weather, because it’s easy to skid.
   ▪ glide to move smoothly and quietly across water or a smooth surface, especially in a graceful way: A swan was gliding across the lake. | The ship glided into port.
   ▪ slither to slide in an awkward way, for example on a rough or muddy surface. Also used to describe the movement of a snake as it goes from side to side along the ground: Tom slithered down the bank into the water. | The snake slithered away and disappeared under a rock.

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skid² noun [countable]1.  SLIDING MOVEMENT a sudden sliding movement of a vehicle that you cannot control:
    Turn the car towards the skid if you lose control of it.
    He slammed on the brakes and we went into a long skid (=started to skid).
2. on the skids informal in a situation that is bad and getting worse:
    He’s been on the skids since losing his job.
3. put the skids under something British English informal to make it likely or certain that something will fail:
    The recession put the skids under his plans for starting a new business.
4.  SPORT  [usually singular] American English a period of time during which a person or team is not successful – used in news reports:
    The Red Sox victory ended a six-game skid.
5.  AIRCRAFT a flat narrow part that is under some aircraft such as helicopters, and is used in addition to wheels for landing
6.  USED TO LIFT/MOVE  [usually plural] a piece of wood that is put under a heavy object to lift or move it