Word · Frequency #9829
reeling
踉跄；蹒跚；摇晃
reeling is the present participle of reel.
to move unsteadily, as if about to fall; to stagger
- 1.
To wind on a reel.
卷绕；绕在卷轴上
- 2.
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
旋转；反复转动
- 3.
To unwind; to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
放出；通过旋转或缠绕某物来获取
- 4.
To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
踉跄；步履蹒跚；摇晃着走
- 5.
To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
后退、退缩或不稳地突然向后晃动
- 6.
To make or cause to reel.
使晃动或摇晃
- 7.
To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
感到眩晕；头晕目眩
- 8.
To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
发出机械般的昆虫鸣叫,如草莺
- 9.
To bring in or along.
带入或带来
旋转；打转；回旋；感到眩晕；发晕；猛地后退；趔趄；把…绕在卷轴上；缠；卷；放出；收卷；卷拉
In use
He carefully reeled in the fishing line to bring the fish closer.
After spinning around several times, she reeled and nearly fell.
The news was so shocking that he reeled with disbelief.
Verb forms
base reel · third person reels · -ing reeling · past reeled · past participle reeled
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- reel in a fish
- 收线把鱼拉上来
- He patiently reeled in a big salmon.他耐心地收线拉起一条大鲑鱼。
- reel off
- 一口气说出；快速列举
- She can reel off all the capitals of Europe.她能一口气说出欧洲所有国家的首都。
- reel back
- 踉跄后退；震惊后退
- He reeled back in shock when he heard the news.听到消息时，他震惊得踉跄后退。
- reel from
- 因……而震惊／受打击
- The company is still reeling from the scandal.公司仍因丑闻而受到重创。
- reel under
- 承受……的重压
- The small business reels under the heavy tax burden.这家小企业承受着沉重的税收负担。
- reel out
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：线轴绕线转个不停，转得人头晕、走路踉跄。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、文学叙述、日常口语 reel 表示“踉跄、摇晃、眩晕”时，字面义多用于文学或新闻叙述，较为书面；而表示“感到眩晕/激动”的搭配（如 My head is reeling）则常见于口语。正式与随意场景都会出现，因此标为混合语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 reel 押韵，都含 /iːl/ 音。注意 real（常读 /ˈrɪəl/ 或 /rɪəl/）和 rule（/ruːl/）拼写或读音相似但并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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