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helter-skelter

/hel-ter-skel-ter/US // ˈhɛl tərˈskɛl tər //UK // (ˈhɛltəˈskɛltə) //

慌慌张张,慌慌张张的,杂乱无章,杂乱无章的

Related Words

chaotic混乱的,乱七八糟的,杂乱无章的,杂乱无章haphazard胡乱,胡乱地,乱七八糟的,乱七八糟hurried匆匆忙忙,匆忙,匆匆,匆匆忙忙的headlong昂首阔步,昂首挺胸,一路走来,一路向前jumbled杂乱无章的,错综复杂的,乱七八糟的,杂乱无章arbitrary任意的,任性的,任意,任意性carelessly不经意地,不经意间,不小心,不经意的confused混乱的,困惑,困惑的,糊涂disorderly紊乱的,紊乱,无序的,无序hastily匆忙地,匆匆忙忙地,匆匆忙忙,匆忙hit or miss中或不中,中不中,中或不中的random随机,随机的,随机应变,随意recklessly肆无忌惮地,不顾一切地,肆无忌惮,肆无忌惮的slapdash蜻蜓点水,蜻蜓点水式的,蜻蜓点水式,蜻蜓点水般hurry-scurry匆匆忙忙,匆匆忙忙地,急急忙忙about关于,约,有关,大约any which way无论何种方式,无论怎样,任何方式,无论如何anyhow无论如何,不管怎样,总之around围绕,左右,约,围绕着hotfoot热脚,热足,热脚丫,热脚虾

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter-skelter all over the house.
    • : in a haphazard manner; without regard for order: Clothes were scattered helter-skelter about the room.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : carelessly hurried; confused: They ran in a mad, helter-skelter fashion for the exits.
    • : disorderly; haphazard: Books and papers were scattered on the desk in a helter-skelter manner.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : tumultuous disorder; confusion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.with undue hurry and confusion
Synonyms
chaotic混乱的,乱七八糟的,杂乱无章的,杂乱无章haphazard胡乱,胡乱地,乱七八糟的,乱七八糟hurried匆匆忙忙,匆忙,匆匆,匆匆忙忙的arbitrary任意的,任性的,任意,任意性carelessly不经意地,不经意间,不小心,不经意的confused混乱的,困惑,困惑的,糊涂disorderly紊乱的,紊乱,无序的,无序hastily匆忙地,匆匆忙忙地,匆匆忙忙,匆忙hit or miss中或不中,中不中,中或不中的hurry-scurry匆匆忙忙,匆匆忙忙地,急急忙忙in disorder紊乱中,混乱中的混乱,紊乱中的混乱random随机,随机的,随机应变,随意recklessly肆无忌惮地,不顾一切地,肆无忌惮,肆无忌惮的slapdash蜻蜓点水,蜻蜓点水式的,蜻蜓点水式,蜻蜓点水般
adv.carelessly, confused
Synonyms
haphazard胡乱,胡乱地,乱七八糟的,乱七八糟headlong昂首阔步,昂首挺胸,一路走来,一路向前jumbled杂乱无章的,错综复杂的,乱七八糟的,杂乱无章about关于,约,有关,大约any which way无论何种方式,无论怎样,任何方式,无论如何anyhow无论如何,不管怎样,总之anywise任何时候,任何情况下,任何时候都可以,任何情况around围绕,左右,约,围绕着at random随便,随机,任意,随意cluttered凌乱的,杂乱无章,杂乱无章的,杂乱的disorderly紊乱的,紊乱,无序的,无序hastily匆忙地,匆匆忙忙地,匆匆忙忙,匆忙higgledy-piggledy杂乱无章hit-or-miss不成功便成仁,不中用,不中用的,屡试不爽hotfoot热脚,热足,热脚丫,热脚虾hurriedly匆匆忙忙地,匆匆地,匆匆忙忙,匆匆impetuously冲动地,匆匆忙忙地,冒然地,冲动in confusion混乱中,在混乱中,混乱之中,混乱中的incautiously慎重地,谨慎地,慎重其事,慎重incontinently不停地,不间断地,失禁,不停的irregular不规范,不规则,不正规,不规则的muddled浑浑噩噩的,浑浑噩噩,糊糊,糊糊的pell-mell跌跌撞撞,跌跌不休,跌跌撞撞的,跌宕起伏random随机,随机的,随机应变,随意randomly随机,随机地,随机的,随机应变rashly轻率地,贸然地,贸然,草率地recklessly肆无忌惮地,不顾一切地,肆无忌惮,肆无忌惮的topsy-turvy颠覆性的,颠覆性的变化,颠覆性,颠三倒四tumultous/tumultuous喧闹的/喧闹的unmindfully漫不经心地,漫不经心,默默地,无意中wildly疯狂地,野生的,狂野地,野生

Examples

  • The slide wraps around the castle like an old helter skelter and the castle is a play den with turret.

  • Excerpted from Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry copyright (c) 1974 by Curt Gentry and Vincent Bugliosi.

  • The rest of the folk go helter-skelter thither, the nose of one under the tail of the other; but you follow a wiser fashion.

  • These we filled with the remaining seedlings, helter skelter, just for a splash of colour, and watered from the brook itself.

  • When he sees anyone coming, he gives a yell that lasts a minute, and then the whole troop sets off helter-skelter.

  • Helter-skelter the men rushed out, Tony and his mates in front.

  • But it is not only a matter of reaching a systematic instead of a helter-skelter enjoyment of 116 the offerings of the world.

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