1 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. 卷轴;卷筒 [mainly British]
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 spool
2 N-COUNT [usually with supplement] 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. 电影胶片
3 VERB 蹒跚;摇摆;踉跄 If someone reels, they move about in an unsteady way as if they are going to fall. 蹒跚;摇摆;踉跄
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He was reeling a little. He must be very drunk. [VERB]
他走起来有点儿摇晃，一定是喝多了。
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He lost his balance and reeled back. [VERB adv./prep.]
他身体失去了平衡，向后一个趔趄。
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I stood up and almost fell, reeling against the deck rail. [VERB adv./prep.]
我站了起来，几乎跌倒，身体摇晃着靠在甲板的围栏上。
SYN stagger, rock, roll, pitch
4 VERB [usually cont] 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. 感到震惊;感到心烦
SYN be shaken, be shocked, be stunned, be staggered
5 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. 混乱;眩晕
6 N-COUNT 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. 里尔舞（一种快节奏的苏格兰舞，或快节奏的乡村舞）
Phrasal verbs: - reel inreel off
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