reel
/ri:l; ril/ n (US spool)
1 cylinder, roller or similarly shaped object on which thread, wire, fishing line, photographic film, magnetic tape, etc is wound （线绳、 金属丝、 钓丝、 摄影胶片、 磁带等的）卷轴, 卷筒, 卷盘
a cotton reel 绵线轴 * a cable reel 电缆卷轴.
2 quantity of thread, etc wound on such a cylinder, roller, etc 一卷轴、 卷筒、 卷盘等的量
a six-reel film 一部有六盘胶片的电影. reel, v
1 [Tn.p] ~ sth in/out wind (sth) on or off a reel; pull (sth) in by using a reel 在卷轴等上缠绕（某物）; 从卷轴等上抽出（某物）; 用卷轴等拉拽（某物）
reel the line, the hosepipe, etc out 从卷轴上放出线绳、 水龙带等
The angler reeled the trout in slowly. 钓鱼的人慢慢地收绕钓丝钓起鳟鱼.
2 (phr v) reel sth off say or repeat sth rapidly without pause or apparent effort 一口气说或重复某事
reel off a poem, list of names, set of instructions 一口气背出一首诗、 说出许多名字、 发出一系列指令.
reel / ri:l; ril/ v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
move unsteadily or sway; stagger 摇摇晃晃地移动; 摇摆; 蹒跚
reel drunkenly down the road 醉得东倒西歪沿路走去
She reeled (back) from the force of the blow. 她受此一击（向後）打了个趔趄.
I reeled round in a daze. 我头昏眼花走不稳.
2 [I, Ipr] (fig 比喻) (of the mind or head) be or become dizzy or confused; be in a whirl （指心智或头脑）眩晕, 迷乱, 发昏
The very idea sets my head reeling. 就是那念头把我弄得头昏脑胀.
His mind reeled when he heard the news/at the news. 他听到那消息後感到头发蒙.
be reeling from/with/under the shock 吓得晕头转向
(fig 比喻) The street reeled (ie seemed to go round and round) before her eyes. 她感到街道在眼前打旋.