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hel·ter-skel·ter adjective /ˌheltə ˈskeltə(r)/ /ˌheltər ˈskeltər/ [only before noun]- done in a hurry and in a way that lacks organization忙乱的；仓促的
- a helter-skelter dash to meet the deadline最后期限到来前的匆忙赶工
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHelter-skelter is used with these nouns: Word Originlate 16th cent. (as an adverb): a rhyming jingle of unknown origin, perhaps symbolic of running feet or from Middle English skelte ‘hasten’.
hel·ter-skel·ter noun /ˌheltə ˈskeltə(r)/ /ˌheltər ˈskeltər/ (British English)- a tall tower at a fairground that has a path winding around the outside of it from the top to the bottom for people to slide down（游乐场的）螺旋滑梯
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as an adverb): a rhyming jingle of unknown origin, perhaps symbolic of running feet or from Middle English skelte ‘hasten’.
hel·ter-skel·ter adverb /ˌheltə ˈskeltə(r)/ /ˌheltər ˈskeltər/ - in a hurry and in a way that lacks organization忙乱的；仓促的
- People ran helter-skelter. There were bodies on the ground and the injured were crying.人们狼狈逃窜。地上躺着尸体，伤者正在哭泣。
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