verb helter-skelter
helter-skelter 作副词修饰动词,表示动作匆忙混乱。
The children ran helter-skelter down the hill.
孩子们慌慌张张地跑下山坡。
手忙脚乱地;杂乱地;慌张;无计划地
手忙脚乱地;杂乱地
In confused, disorderly haste.
The children ran helter-skelter through the park, chasing each other.
孩子们慌乱地在公园里跑来跑去,互相追逐。
用法提示:helter-skelter 作副词,表示慌慌张张、杂乱无章地,修饰 ran。
They packed their bags helter-skelter, forgetting important items.
他们慌里慌张地收拾行李,忘了重要物品。
用法提示:helter-skelter 作副词,修饰 packed,表示匆忙混乱地。
The papers were scattered helter-skelter across the desk.
文件散乱地扔在书桌上,毫无秩序。
用法提示:helter-skelter 作副词,修饰 were scattered,表示杂乱无章地。
helter-skelter 作副词修饰动词,表示动作匆忙混乱。
The children ran helter-skelter down the hill.
孩子们慌慌张张地跑下山坡。
置于句首,强调整个状态的混乱。
Helter-skelter, the crowd rushed out of the building.
慌乱中,人群冲出了大楼。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made a helter-skelter decision.
正确表达He made the decision helter-skelter.
helter-skelter 是副词,不能用作形容词修饰名词。应将其放在动词后作状语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He helter-skelter ran out of the room.
正确表达He ran out of the room helter-skelter.
副词 helter-skelter 通常放在动词之后,放在动词之前不符合英语习惯。
比helter-skelter更强调急速和混乱的混合
强调轻率和冲动,而helter-skelter更侧重无序和慌张
侧重被迫或任意,而helter-skelter侧重慌乱无序
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