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reel² /riːl, rɪəl/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. (受到打击时)站立不稳，打趔趄；受到震撼
The boxer reeled back and fell. 拳击手朝后打了个趔趄，倒下了。
She gave him a smack in the face that sent him reeling off the pavement. 她掴了他一个耳光，把他打得一个趔趄跌下人行道。
They reeled from the shock of discovering that their own father was a liar. 他们发现自己的父亲竟是个撒谎大王，极为震惊。
2. (因喝醉、眩晕等)踉跄，跌跌撞撞
The drunk man came reeling up the street. 那醉汉跌跌撞撞地沿街走去。
3. 摇动，摇晃
The ship reeled on the rough sea. 船只在汹涌的海面上颠簸不止。
4. 来回旋转；回旋
reel in a dance 跳舞时来回打旋
Men in wheelchairs reeled around the room, shouting and singing. 坐轮椅的男子们大喊大唱，绕着房间回旋移动。
5. (头、头脑)眩晕；(客体)似在旋转
My brain reeled with all my plans for my new house. 因为充斥着置一所新屋的各种主意，我的大脑一片混乱。
His mind reeled when he heard the terrible news. 听到那骇人的消息，他只觉得一阵眩晕。
The mountains reeled before her eyes. 群山在她眼前似乎在打旋。
6. (战线)动摇；(军队)弃守溃退
soldiers reeling in defeat 溃退的士兵们
The enemy reeled under our counterattack. 敌人在我军反击之下弃守溃败。
❷ vt.
1. 使踉跄；使摇晃；使旋转；使眩晕
He reeled his partner in a dance. 他拥着他的舞伴来回旋转。
2. 〈废〉摇摇晃晃地走过(街道)
II n.
1. 踉跄；摇晃
without a reel or a stagger 既不摇也不晃
2. 旋转；眩晕
3. 混乱；骚动
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