on the skids
用作形容词的意思:
1.注定要糟殃的或失败的,将被解雇的
用法及例句:
Her plan seems to be definilely on the skids.她的计划看来肯定是要失败的。
The boss is going to put him on the skids.老板打算炒他鱿鱼。
2.在衰落的,在走下坡路的
用法及例句:
Is modern science on the skids?现代科学是在衰落吗?
My newly started business is on the skids.我新近开始的事业在走下坡路。
英汉词典参考:
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