pell-mell
- IPA[ˌpɛlˈmɛl]
英式
- in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner
- hasty or disorganized
- a disorderly situation or collection of things
noun: pell-mell
- 釋義
副詞
- 1. in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner they rushed pell-mell up the hill 同義詞
形容詞
- 1. hasty or disorganized steps to slow the pell-mell pace of deforestation
名詞
- 1. a disorderly situation or collection of things the pell-mell of ascending gables and roof tiles
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈpelˈmel]
美式
- in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner: the contents of the sacks were thrown pell-mell to the ground
- recklessly hasty or disorganized; headlong: steering the pell-mell development of Europe onto a new and more gradual course
- a state of affairs or collection of things characterized by haste or confusion: the pell-mell of ascending gables and roof tiles
Oxford American Dictionary