on the skids

on the skids

美 　英

• na.快要失败[打败]；快要被解雇；正在衰落
• 网络陷入困境

英汉解释

na.	1. 快要失败[打败];快要被解雇;正在衰落

英英解释

na.	1. in a bad situation and likely to fail

例句

His career hit the skids. Her life is now on the skids.

他的事业每况愈下；他正在倒霉运。

Her life is now on the skids.

她正在走霉运。

I hear their marriage is on the skids.

我听说他俩的婚姻每况愈下

He started drinking, and now he is on the skids.

他开始喝酒，现在情况越来越糟了。

Business has been on the skids for months

生意在走下坡路已有好几个月了。