英 [ˌheltə ˈskeltə(r)] 美 [ˌheltər ˈskeltər]
adj. 仓促忙乱的；杂乱的
adv. 仓促忙乱地；杂乱地
n. 旋转楼梯；杂乱无序；混乱
helter-skelter /ˈhɛltəˈskɛltə/
形容词 You use helter-skelter to describe something that is hurried and disorganized, especially when things happen very quickly, one after the other. 忙乱的; 杂乱无章的
He now faces another crisis in his helter-skelter existence.
他乱糟糟的生活中又出现了另一个危机。
副词 Helter-skelter is also an adverb. 忙乱地; 杂乱无章地
...a panic-stricken crowd running helter-skelter to get away from the tear gas.
...恐慌的人群四处奔跑，忙乱地躲避催泪瓦斯。
lacking a visible order or organization
同义词： chaotic
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狼狈；慌张
仓促忙乱的；杂乱的
He now faces another crisis in his helter-skelter existence.
他乱糟糟的生活中又出现了另一个危机。
We are ready to jump into action, and once we do it is going to be something of a helter-skelter ride.
我们已经准备好跳入行动，一旦我们做到了，这将会呈现一些杂乱无序的情况。
In PHOTOGRAPHS, Antwerp's newest museum, with its helter-skelter stack of enormous cantilevered boxes, looks worryingly exhibitionistic.
照片中，采用巨大悬臂箱杂乱堆叠的安特卫普的最新博物馆看似令人担忧的风头主义。
Casual style and helter-skelter service seem out of place in this grand and venerable setting.
As the emails ping into our inbox we answer them helter-skelter, breathlessly, without pausing to reflect on nuance or tone.
"In the beginning, it was helter-skelter, " recalls Ms. Gardner, now 59 years old.