pell-mell
adverb /ˌpel ˈmel/
/ˌpel ˈmel/
(old-fashioned)- very quickly and in a way that is not controlled
匆忙地;仓促地;混乱地 - The children rushed pell-mell down the stairs.
孩子们乱哄哄地冲下楼去。
词源late 16th cent.: from French pêle-mêle, from earlier pesle mesle, mesle pesle, reduplication from mesler ‘to mix’. - The children rushed pell-mell down the stairs.