| 单词 | on the slide |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the slide d. figurative. A rapid decline; a downturn. Also in on the slide. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] damage1300 declinea1327 ebbc1400 mischange1561 dotage1606 failancea1627 fallback1830 downgrade1857 slide1884 1884 Gladstone in Spectator 16 Feb. 220/1 When I saw his mind shaken and, so to speak, on the slide. 1931 Economist 14 Mar. 569/2 Unsatisfactory traffics, and the passing of the B.A. Great Western dividend, accentuated the ‘slide’ of prices. 1969 N. Cohn Pop from Beginning ix. 86 He began to flag. By early 1964, he was definitely on the slide. 1981 Times 5 May 18/1 A 20 per cent slide in profits at the half-way stage. < as lemmas |
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