Tra từ reel - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

reel [reel reels reeled reeling] noun, verb BrE [riːl] NAmE [riːl]
noun
1. (especially BrE) (also spool especially in NAmE)a round object around which you wind such things as thread, wire or film; a reel together with the film, wire, thread, etc. that is wound around it
•a cotton reel
•a reel on a fishing rod
•reels of magnetic tape
•a new reel of film
•The hero was killed in the final reel (= in the final part of the film/movie).
2. a fast Scottish, Irish or American dance, usually for two or four couples; a piece of music for this dance

Word Origin:
Old English hrēol, denoting a rotating device on which spun thread is wound; of unknown origin.

Example Bank:
•a reel of cotton/film/string/tape/thread
•He wanted to buy a new fishing reel.
•Reel-to-reel tape systems use open reels of magnetic tape for recording and playback.
•She threaded a new reel of film into the projector.
•The hero was killed in the final reel.
•The sewing basket and a box of cotton reels lay at her feet.
Derived: ↑reel something in ▪ ↑reel something off

verb
1. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) to move in a very unsteady way, for example because you are drunk or have been hit
Syn: ↑stagger
•I punched him on the chin, sending him reeling backwards.
•She was reeling after several glasses of wine.
•He reeled under the blow.
2. intransitive ~ (at/from/with sth) to feel very shocked or upset about sth
•I was still reeling from the shock.
3. intransitive to seem to be spinning around and around
•When he opened his eyes, the room was reeling.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English hrēol, denoting a rotating device on which spun thread is wound; of unknown origin.

Example Bank:
•He reeled back against the wall.
•He reeled under the painful blows.
•Her mind reeled at the possibilities.
•I was reeling with shock.
•My brain was still reeling under the impact of this news.
•She reeled away from us.
•The blow sent him reeling backwards.
•The country was still reeling from the earthquake.
•The mixture of sights and smells made her senses reel.
•He was reeling now, clutching the table to stop himself from falling.
•I hit him hard, sending him reeling backwards.
•The pair went reeling along the street.

See also: ↑spool