reel
noun [ C ] uk/rɪəl/ us/rɪəl/
(HOLDER)
卷轴;卷筒;卷盘;绕在卷轴上的线
a round, wheel-shaped object on which sewing thread, fishing wire, film, etc. can be rolled, or the amount of thread, etc. stored on one of these
(DANCE)
里尔舞（一种轻快的苏格兰或爱尔兰舞蹈）;里尔舞曲
a fast Scottish or Irish dance, or the music for this
reel
verb [ I ] uk/rɪəl/ us/rɪəl/
踉跄;打趔趄;蹒跚;摇摇晃晃地挪动
to walk, moving from side to side, looking like you are going to fall
At closing time he reeled out of the bar and fell down on the pavement. 酒吧关门时，他踉踉跄跄走了出来，一跤摔在人行道上。
She hit him so hard that he reeled backwards. 她出手太重，打得他朝后打了个趔趄。
仿佛天旋地转
If the place where you are reels, what you are looking at seems to go round and round in front of you.
A stone hit his head and the street reeled before his eyes. 一块石头砸在他头上，他顿时觉得街道在他眼前打旋。
发蒙;感到眩晕
If you reel, or your mind or brain reels, you feel very confused or shocked and unable to act.
We were reeling (in amazement/shock/delight, etc.) from/with the news that we had won all that money. 得知赢了那么多钱，我们都（惊愕得／震惊得／高兴得）发蒙了。
Phrasal verbs
reel someone/something in mainly US（通过交易）控制（某人或某事）
to get control of something or someone, sometimes by offering something in exchange
The article offers tips on how computer users can avoid being reeled in by internet scams. 这篇文章给了电脑用户一些指点，让他们避免成为互联网骗局的受害者。
reel something in/out 绕动卷轴把…收起／放开
to pull in a rope or an object on the end of a rope by turning a wheel round and round, or to release something in the same way
Slowly the fisherman reeled in his line, bringing the fish ashore. 垂钓者慢慢收绕鱼线，把鱼拉到岸上。
The firefighters reeled out the hoses from their fire engine. 消防员从消防车上把水龙带放出来。
reel something off informal一口气说出;滔滔不绝地讲
to say a long list of things quickly and without stopping
The old man reeled off the names of his 22 grandchildren. 老人一口气说出了他22个孙子孙女的名字。
US informal（体育比赛中）接连获胜，连连得分
to win several games or points one after the other in a sports competition