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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
[oft N of n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
...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
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
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[VERB 动词]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。
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[VERB 动词]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.
[V from n]
[V prep]
[usu cont]
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[VERB 动词]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.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.