| 词汇 | helter-skelter |
| 释义 | helter-skelter adverb uk /ˌhel.təˈskel.tər/ us /ˌhel.t̬ɚˈskel.t̬ɚ/ quickly and in all directions: 忙乱地，混乱地 People were screaming and running helter-skelter down the steps to escape the flames.人们尖叫着，慌乱地跑下楼梯逃离火场。 Fast and rapid (at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom apace as fast as your legs would carry youidiom as if it is going out of styleidiom at a rate of knotsidiom fleet in the twinkling of an eyeidiom Jack Robinson lickety-split light speed lightning like a shotidiom prompt souped-up speed of light spread like wildfireidiom streak super-express superfast wildfire helter-skelter noun[ C ] UKuk /ˌhel.təˈskel.tər/ us /ˌhel.t̬ɚˈskel.t̬ɚ/ a tall structure at a fair that you slide down and around for enjoyment（游乐场的）螺旋滑梯 Victorburnside/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Carnival, fairground & circus acrobatics aerialist amusement arcade amusement park big dipper big top clownishly coconut shy contortionist custard pie dodgem fairground juggler juggling loop the loopidiom merry-go-round midway Punch and Judy show trapeze artist unicycle helter-skelter | American Dictionaryhelter-skelter adjective, adverb[ not gradable ] us/ˈhel·tərˈskel·tər/ hurried and not organized: People were running helter-skelter out of the building. Examples of helter-skelterhelter-skelter What would seem to be a scherzo section now steps forward but is interrupted by a slower passage before the helter-skelter resumes. The men there are appalled at the sudden decision, with-oust consultation, to impose this helter-skelter scheme of shutting down the works. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is like a helter-skelter in that once the first yard or two is covered it is impossible to stop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every aspect of the industry, including newspapers and radio as well as television, is affected by the helter-skelter of new technology. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today, when time goes helter-skelter, that is too long and perhaps too expensive a process, so new machinery has had to be devised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, it is important that we operate within the proper legal constraints which stop a precipitate helter-skelter rush to 4 conclusion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those services fear a cutback in manpower and appliances as a result of the helter-skelter path taken towards public expenditure cuts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will not sell them helter-skelter, but it will not retain them in the manner of a holding company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are moving towards that objective at a steady and measured pace, not at a helter-skelter pace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not impressed by this hectic helter-skelter globe-trot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not emerge from this period with a helter-skelter rush of wage demands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not need the helter-skelter of a crisis every week that may be the final crisis to bring down growers and farmers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She is rather like a person who has wandered into a desert, sees a mirage in the distance and rushes helter-skelter for it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But is it not a thing that you can go at helter-skelter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is a scatter, helter-skelter throughout the city, these links cannot be built up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. 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