reel

🇬🇧 UK/ri:l/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A cylindrical spool on which film, wire, or thread is wound; a lively Scottish dance

卷轴,线轴;苏格兰快步舞

v.

To wind onto a reel; to stagger or sway unsteadily; to feel dizzy or shocked

卷绕;蹒跚,摇晃;感到眩晕

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
reelother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.film reel电影胶卷
  • 2.fishing reel钓鱼卷线器
  • 3.highlight reel精彩集锦
  • 4.reel of thread一卷线

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The editor carefully spliced together the final reel of the documentary.

  • 2.

    She wound the fishing line back onto the reel after the catch.

  • 3.

    The highlight reel captured the team's most spectacular goals of the season.

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