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单词 pellmell
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pell-mell or pell•mell /ˈpɛlˈmɛl/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. done too fast and without enough care or thinking:ran pell-mell into the crowd.

adj. 
  1. disorderly or confused.
  2. in too much of a hurry;
    rash.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pell-mell  (pelmel),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. in disorderly, headlong haste;
    in a recklessly hurried manner.
  2. in a confused or jumbled mass, crowd, manner, etc.:The crowd rushed pell-mell into the store when the doors opened.

adj. 
  1. indiscriminate;
    disorderly;
    confused:a pell-mell dash after someone.
  2. overhasty or precipitate;
    rash:pell-mell spending.

n. 
  1. a confused or jumbled mass, crowd, etc.
  2. disorderly, headlong haste.
Also, pellmell. 
  • Middle French pelemele, Old French pesle mesle, rhyming compound based on mesler to mix. See meddle
  • 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pell-mell /ˈpɛlˈmɛl/ adv
  1. in a confused headlong rush: the hounds ran pell-mell into the yard
  2. in a disorderly manner: the things were piled pell-mell in the room
adj
  1. disordered; tumultuous: a pell-mell rush for the exit
n
  1. disorder; confusion
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French pesle-mesle, jingle based on mesler to meddle
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