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reel 1 R0111900 (rēl) n. 1. A device, such as a cylinder, spool, or frame, that turns on an axis and is used for winding and storing rope, tape, film, or other flexible materials. 2. A cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod to let out or wind up the line. 3. The quantity of wire, film, or other material wound on one reel. 4. A set of curved lawnmower blades that rotate around a bar parallel to the ground, cutting grass while moving against a stationary straight blade. tr.v. reeled, reel·ing, reels 1. To wind on or let out from a reel. 2. To recover by winding on a reel: reel in a large fish. Phrasal Verb: reel off To recite fluently and usually at length: reeled off a long list of names and dates.
[Middle English, from Old English hrēol.]
reel′a·ble adj.
reel 2 R0111900 (rēl)v. reeled, reel·ing, reels v.intr.1. To be thrown off balance or fall back: reeled from the sharp blow.2. To stagger, lurch, or sway, as from drunkenness: reeled down the alley.3. To go round and round in a whirling motion: gulls reeling and diving.4. To feel dizzy: My head reeled with the facts and figures.v.tr. To cause to reel.n.1. A staggering, swaying, or whirling movement.2. a. A moderately fast dance of Scottish origin.b. The Virginia reel.c. The music for one of these dances.
[Middle English relen, to whirl about, probably from reel, spool; see reel1.]
reel′er n.
reel 3 R0111900 (rēl)n. Maine A handheld hammer used in a quarry for shaping granite blocks.
[Origin unknown.]reel off vb (tr, adverb) to recite or write fluently and without apparent effort: to reel off items on a list. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  reel off - unwind from or as if from a reel; "unreel the tape"unreelreel - wind onto or off a reel | | 2. | reel off - recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements"rattle down, rattle off, roll off, spiel offrecite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" |
Translationsreel (riːl) noun1. a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound. a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector. 卷軸 卷轴2. (the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance. The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel. 蘇格蘭、愛爾蘭或美國的方塊舞(音樂) 里尔舞（流行于苏格兰、爱尔兰或美国的一种轻快舞蹈）一种活泼的苏格兰、爱尔兰．美国舞蹈 verb to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way. The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me. 蹣跚，走路不穩，頭昏腦脹 蹒跚，摇晃，发昏 reel in to pull (eg a fish out of the water) by winding the line to which it is attached on to a reel. 捲起線軸(如:收線將魚拉出水面) 卷，绕拉起 reel off to say or repeat quickly and easily, without pausing. He reeled off the list of names. 滔滔不絕地講 滔滔不绝地讲
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reel off1. To list items in quick succession. A noun or pronoun can be used between "reel" and "off." Alexandra can help you study—she can reel off all the elements on the periodic table like it's no big deal.2. To do several things quickly and seemingly with little effort. A noun or pronoun can be used between "reel" and "off." After months of writer's block, I'm still surprised that I just reeled off three short stories in a week.See also: off, reelreel offv. To recite something quickly and easily: She reeled off the names of all the presidents from memory. The actor reeled his lines off without hesitating.See also: off, reelEncyclopediaSeereelreel off
Related to reel off: reel back, reel something offSynonyms for reel offverb unwind from or as if from a reelSynonymsRelated Wordsverb recite volubly or extravagantlySynonyms- rattle down
- rattle off
- roll off
- spiel off
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