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

复数：helter-skelters　

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
  1. a helter-skelter dash to meet the deadline
     最后期限到来前的匆忙赶工

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.
  1. 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。
  2. Helter-skelteris also an adverb.
     
  3. ...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

英英释义

adj

• with undue hurry and confusion
  1. a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause
  2. a pell-mell dash for the train
  Synonym:pell-mell
• lacking a visible order or organization
  Synonym:chaotic

adv

• haphazardly
  1. the books were piled up helter-skelter
  Synonym:every which way

双语例句

• All of this might be dismissed as artistic conceit except that, behind all the official bluster about progress, the Expo has also prompted a lot of thinking about the helter-skelter modernisation that the city has undergone.
  这一切可能被斥为艺术家的自负。然而，在官方大肆宣传的进展背后，世博会也让人们对上海仓促而忙乱的现代化产生了许多想法。
• In truth, its free market has more in common with the US robber-baron era or the more recent helter-skelter capitalism of Russia in which fortunes were handed out and snatched away before you could reach for your gun.
  事实上，中国的自由市场更像美国的强盗资本家时期，或是后来俄罗斯混乱的资本主义：你还没来得及拔枪，财富便被瓜分抢夺一空。
• 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。
• The stars are not scattered helter-skelter throughout space.
  恒星并非杂乱无章地散布在太空的。
• They ran in a mad, helter-skelter fashion for the exits.
  他们慌张仓皇地冲向出口。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The movers piled the furniture helter-skelter in the living room of the new house.
  搬家的人把家具乱七八糟地堆在新房子的起居室里。
• 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。