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reel

UK //riːl//US //riːl//

词源

源自古英语「hrēol」,与古诺尔斯语「hræll」同源,最初指旋转的物体。舞蹈含义可能来自动作的旋转特性。

noun

❶ 指圆柱形的卷轴或线轴,用于缠绕线、绳索、胶片等物品,常见于钓鱼、缝纫或电影放映等场景。

“He attached the fishing line to the reel.”

(他把钓鱼线系在卷线器上。)

“The film reel was damaged during transport.”

(电影胶片在运输过程中受损了。)

❶ 一种轻快的民间舞蹈,通常伴随活泼的音乐节奏,常见于苏格兰或爱尔兰文化中。

“They danced an Irish reel at the festival.”

(他们在节日里跳了一支爱尔兰里尔舞。)

“The band played a traditional Scottish reel.”

(乐队演奏了一首传统的苏格兰里尔舞曲。)

同义词:spool, cylinder, bobbin, drum

verb

❶ 指因震惊、醉酒或眩晕而站立不稳、摇晃的动作,常伴有失去平衡的感觉。

“He reeled back after the sudden punch.”

(他突然挨了一拳后踉跄后退。)

“The drunk man reeled across the street.”

(醉汉摇摇晃晃地穿过马路。)

❶ 指快速或费力地卷绕、放出线绳等动作,常用于钓鱼或工业场景。

“She reeled in the fishing line slowly.”

(她慢慢收卷钓鱼线。)

“The worker reeled out the cable across the floor.”

(工人将电缆在地板上展开。)

同义词:stagger, sway, lurch, wind, unroll

常见短语

reel off — 指不假思索地快速说出或列出许多事情,通常用于描述熟练或机械式的表达。

“She could reel off all the capitals of European countries.”

(她能一口气说出所有欧洲国家的首都。)

reel in — 字面指收卷钓鱼线,比喻成功吸引或获得某物(如投资、客户等)。

“The company reeled in a major investor last week.”

(该公司上周成功吸引了一位重要投资者。)