/ri:l ||; ril/noun
[C] a round object that thread, wire, film for cameras, etc is put around 滚动条;卷筒;线轴:
a cotton reel棉线轴a reel of film一卷胶片☞Look at spool. 参看spool。 ☞pictures at garden and knit 见garden及knit插图
reel²
/ri:l ||; ril/verb
1 [I] to walk without being able to control your legs, for example because you are drunk or you have been hit 蹒跚地走路(如因喝醉或被撞倒)
2 [I] to feel very shocked or upset about sth 感到很震惊或难过:
His mind was still reeling from the shock of seeing her again.跟她重逢令他吃了一惊,他此刻仍感到天旋地转。
3 [T] reel sth in/out to put sth on or take sth off a reel 用滚动条收起或放出(某物):
to reel in a fish收线把鱼钓上来
reel sth off to say or repeat sth from memory quickly and without having to think about it 一口气说出;背出:
She reeled off a long list of names.她一口气说出了一长串名字。
reel1/ril; riːl/n [C] a round object that things such as thread or film can be wound onto 卷轴﹐卷筒﹔卷盘﹔绕线轮
reel2v [I] 1 to walk in an unsteady way, almost falling over, as if you are drunk〔走路如喝醉般〕踉跄﹐蹒跚﹐跌跌撞撞: A guy came reeling down the hallway. 有个家伙踉踉跄跄地穿过走廊。2 to feel very shocked or confused 震惊﹔迷惑: The party is still reeling from its defeat in the election. 该党因在选举中落败而惊魂未定。reel sth off phr v to repeat a lot of information quickly and easily 一口气背出: Andy can reel off the names of all the state capitals. 安迪能一口气背出各州首府的名称。