helter-skelter

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
Collocations Dictionary
Helter-skelter is used with these nouns:
ride
词源late 16th cent. (as an adverb): a rhyming jingle of unknown origin, perhaps symbolic of running feet or from Middle English skelte ‘hasten’.

helter-skelter

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
词源late 16th cent. (as an adverb): a rhyming jingle of unknown origin, perhaps symbolic of running feet or from Middle English skelte ‘hasten’.

helter-skelter

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.人们仓皇而逃。地上有尸体，伤者在哭泣。
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Reduplicative words
- airy-fairy
- argy-bargy
- chit-chat
- criss-cross
- dilly-dally
- harum-scarum
- helter-skelter
- higgledy-piggledy
- hocus-pocus
- hoity-toity
- hotchpotch
- hurly-burly
- itty-bitty
- mumbo jumbo
- mishmash
- nitty-gritty
- ping-pong
- pitter-patter
- shilly-shally
- teeny-weeny
- tittle-tattle
- touchy-feely
- wishy-washy

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词汇	helter-skelter
释义	helter-skelter 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 Collocations DictionaryHelter-skelter is used with these nouns: ride 词源late 16th cent. (as an adverb): a rhyming jingle of unknown origin, perhaps symbolic of running feet or from Middle English skelte ‘hasten’. helter-skelter 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）螺旋滑梯词源late 16th cent. (as an adverb): a rhyming jingle of unknown origin, perhaps symbolic of running feet or from Middle English skelte ‘hasten’. helter-skelter 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.人们仓皇而逃。地上有尸体，伤者在哭泣。 More Like This Reduplicative wordsReduplicative words airy-fairy argy-bargy chit-chat criss-cross dilly-dally harum-scarum helter-skelter higgledy-piggledy hocus-pocus hoity-toity hotchpotch hurly-burly itty-bitty mumbo jumbo mishmash nitty-gritty ping-pong pitter-patter shilly-shally teeny-weeny tittle-tattle touchy-feely wishy-washy
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