- N-COUNT 卷轴;卷筒
A reel is a cylindrical object around which you wrap something such as cinema film, magnetic tape, fishing line, or cotton thread.
- ...a 30m reel of cable.
一卷30米长的电缆
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 spool
- N-COUNT 电影胶片
You can talk about a reel as a way of referring to all the scenes in a film which fit onto one reel of film.
- I shall not reveal the movie's final reel.
我不会透露该片的结局。
- VERB 蹒跚;摇摆;踉跄
If someone reels, they move about in an unsteady way as if they are going to fall.
- He was reeling a little. He must be very drunk...
他走起来有点儿摇晃,一定是喝多了。 - He lost his balance and reeled back...
他身体失去了平衡,向后一个趔趄。 - I stood up and almost fell, reeling against the deck rail.
我站了起来,几乎跌倒,身体摇晃着靠在甲板的围栏上。
- VERB 感到震惊;感到心烦
If you are reeling from a shock, you are feeling extremely surprised or upset because of it.
- I'm still reeling from the shock of hearing of it...
我听了此事后现在仍然震惊不已。 - It left us reeling with disbelief.
它让我们感到心烦意乱,难以置信。
- VERB 混乱;眩晕
If you say that your brain or your mind is reeling, you mean that you are very confused because you have too many things to think about.
- His mind reeled at the question.
这个问题让他大脑一片混乱。
- 里尔舞(一种快节奏的苏格兰舞,或快节奏的乡村舞)
A reel is a type of fast Scottish dance, or fast country dance.