Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense skids, present participle skidding, past tense, past participle skidded
1VERB (车辆)侧滑,打滑;(刹车时)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. (车辆)侧滑,打滑;(刹车时)滑行
The car pulled up too fast and skidded on the dusty shoulder of the road. [VERB]
由于刹车太急,车子侧滑到了满是尘土的路肩上。
The plane skidded off the runway while taking off in a snow storm. [VERB prep.]
2PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE]无法挽救的;注定要失败的 If you say that something is on the skids, you believe that it is out of control and certain to fail. 无法挽救的;注定要失败的 [informal]
His career is on the skids.
他的事业每况愈下。
...my marriage was on the skids.
我的婚姻注定要失败。
SYN in trouble, breaking down, on the rocks, going downhill