helter-skelter
英 [ˌheltə ˈskeltə(r)]
美 [ˌheltər ˈskeltər]
n. (游乐场的)螺旋滑梯
adj. 忙乱的; 仓促的
adv. 匆促忙乱地(的),慌慌张张的
牛津词典
noun
- (游乐场的)螺旋滑梯
a tall tower at a fairground that has a path twisting around the outside of it from the top to the bottom for people to slide down
adj.
- 忙乱的;仓促的
done in a hurry and in a way that lacks organization- a helter-skelter dash to meet the deadline
最后期限到来前的匆忙赶工
- a helter-skelter dash to meet the deadline
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 匆促忙乱的;杂乱无章的
You usehelter-skelterto describe something that is hurried and disorganized, especially when things happen very quickly, one after the other.- He now faces another crisis in his helter-skelter existence.
他乱糟糟的生活中现在又面临着另一个危机。 - Helter-skelteris also an adverb.
- ...a panic-stricken crowd running helter-skelter to get away from the tear gas.
争相躲避催泪瓦斯的恐慌人群
- He now faces another crisis in his helter-skelter existence.
英英释义
adj
- with undue hurry and confusion
- a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause
- a pell-mell dash for the train
- lacking a visible order or organization
adv
- haphazardly
- the books were piled up helter-skelter
双语例句
- Pieces of rubbish blowing helter-skelter across the concrete.
在混凝土的地上被风刮来刮去的垃圾。 - She went helter-skelter down the stairs.
她慌张地走下楼梯。 - When the bell rang, the pupils ran helter-skelter out of the door.
下课铃响时,学生们蜂拥冲出门去。 - We live in a helter-skelter world of congestion, noise and traffic.
我们生活在一个拥挤、喧嚣和繁忙交通的世界之中。 - The last minute helter-skelter rush for the bus.
在最后一刻争相上公共汽车时的冲挤。 - People were screaming and running helter-skelter down the steps to escape the flames.
人们尖叫着,慌乱地跑下楼梯逃避火灾。 - They rushed about helter-skelter collecting dung and carrying earth.
他们忙忙乱乱地跑来跑去拾粪担土。 - Mr Keller sees continuity where others see helter-skelter change.
别人眼中杂乱无章的变迁在凯勒眼里却具有连续性。 - The stars are not scattered helter-skelter throughout space.
恒星并非杂乱无章地散布在太空的。 - The impact on the country's health from the environmental side-effects of China's helter-skelter industrialisation is becoming ever more evident.
中国仓促上马的工业化在环境方面所引发的副作用,对国民健康的影响正变得前所未有的突出。