reel
n (US spool)
1 cylinder, roller or similarly shaped object on which thread, wire, fishing line, photographic film, magnetic tape, etc is wound (線繩、 金屬絲、 釣絲、 攝影膠片、 磁帶等的)卷軸, 卷筒, 卷盤
a cotton reel 綿線軸 * a cable reel 電纜卷軸.
2 quantity of thread, etc wound on such a cylinder, roller, etc 一卷軸、 卷筒、 卷盤等的量
a six-reel film 一部有六盤膠片的電影. reel, v
1 [Tn.p] ~ sth in/out wind (sth) on or off a reel; pull (sth) in by using a reel 在卷軸等上纏繞(某物); 從卷軸等上抽出(某物); 用卷軸等拉拽(某物)
reel the line, the hosepipe, etc out 從卷軸上放出線繩、 水龍帶等
The angler reeled the trout in slowly. 釣魚的人慢慢地收繞釣絲釣起鱒魚.
2 (phr v) reel sth off say or repeat sth rapidly without pause or apparent effort 一口氣說或重復某事
reel off a poem, list of names, set of instructions 一口氣背出一首詩、 說出許多名字、 發出一系列指令.
reel v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
move unsteadily or sway; stagger 搖搖晃晃地移動; ?quot;? 蹣跚
reel drunkenly down the road 醉得東倒西歪沿路走去
She reeled (back) from the force of the blow. 她受此一擊(向後)打了個趔趄.
I reeled round in a daze. 我頭昏眼花走不穩.
2 [I, Ipr] (fig 比喻) (of the mind or head) be or become dizzy or confused; be in a whirl (指心智或頭腦)眩暈, 迷亂, 發昏
The very idea sets my head reeling. 就是那念頭把我弄得頭昏腦脹.
His mind reeled when he heard the news/at the news. 他聽到那消息後感到頭發蒙.
be reeling from/with/under the shock 嚇得暈頭轉向
(fig 比喻) The street reeled (ie seemed to go round and round) before her eyes. 她感到街道在眼前打旋.