/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。