in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner 乱七八糟地,混乱地 the contents of the sacks were thrown pell-mell to the ground. 袋里的东西被乱七八糟地扔在地上。
adjective
recklessly hasty or disorganized; headlong 混乱的,乱糟糟的;匆促的 steering the pell-mell development of Europe on to a new and more gradual course. 将欧洲乱糟糟的发展局面引入一个新的、更加渐进的航道。
noun
[in sing.]a state of affairs or collection of things characterized by haste or confusion 混乱,杂乱 the pell-mell of ascending gables and roof tiles. 乱糟糟的山墙和屋瓦。
语源
late 16th cent.: from French pêle-mêle, from earlier pesle mesle, mesle pesle, reduplication from mesler 'to mix'