helter-skelter
helter-skelter
adjective& adverb
adjective& adverb
- in disorderly haste or confusion
仓促杂乱的（地），混乱的（地）
[as adj.]the helter-skelter dash to unity.
仓促匆忙的统一。
[as adv.]hurtling helter-skelter down the pavement.
沿人行道慌张地往前狂奔。
- (Brit.)a tall spiral slide winding around a tower at a fair
(英)（娱乐场的）（围绕高塔的）旋转滑梯 - [in sing.]disorder; confusion
杂乱无序；混乱
the helter-skelter of a school day.
学校里混乱无序的一天。
- late 16th cent. (as an adverb): a rhyming jingle of unknown origin, perhaps symbolic of running feet or from Middle English skelte 'hasten'
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