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单词 reel
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reel

noun
/riːl/
/riːl/
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  1. enlarge image
    (especially British English)
    (also especially North American English spool)
    a round object around which you wind such things as thread, wire or film; a reel together with the film, wire, thread, etc. that is wound around it
    • The sewing basket and a box of cotton reels lay at her feet.
    • a reel on a fishing rod
    • reels of magnetic tape
    • She threaded a new reel of film into the projector.
    • The hero was killed in the final reel (= in the final part of the film).
    • a reel of string/tape/thread
    • He wanted to buy a new fishing reel.
    see also inertia reel, reel-to-reelTopics Film and theatrec1
  2. a fast Scottish, Irish or American dance, usually for two or four couples; a piece of music for this danceTopics Musicc2
    3. Word OriginOld English hrēol, denoting a rotating device on which spun thread is wound; of unknown origin.

reel

verb
/riːl/
/riːl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reel
/riːl/
/riːl/
he / she / it reels
/riːlz/
/riːlz/
past simple reeled
/riːld/
/riːld/
past participle reeled
/riːld/
/riːld/
-ing form reeling
/ˈriːlɪŋ/
/ˈriːlɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move in a very unsteady way, for example because you are drunk or have been hit synonym stagger
    • I punched him on the chin, sending him reeling backwards.
    • She was reeling after several glasses of wine.
    • He reeled under the blow.
    Extra Examples
    • He reeled back against the wall.
    • She reeled away from us.
    • The blow sent him reeling backwards.
    • He was reeling now, clutching the table to stop himself from falling.
    • The pair went reeling along the street.
  2. [intransitive] reel (at/from/with something) to feel very shocked or upset about something
    • I was still reeling from the shock.
    Extra Examples
    • The country was still reeling from the earthquake.
    • I was reeling with shock.
    • My brain was still reeling under the impact of this news.
    • Her mind reeled at the possibilities.
  3. [intransitive] to seem to be turning round and round
    • When he opened his eyes, the room was reeling.
    • The mixture of sights and smells made her senses reel.
    4. Word OriginOld English hrēol, denoting a rotating device on which spun thread is wound; of unknown origin.
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