reel

リール、糸巻き

糸やフィルム、ロープ、釣り糸などを巻きつける、回転する丸い道具。

やさしい英語で： A round object that turns and holds things such as thread, film, rope, or fishing line wrapped around it.

• The thread is on a reel.
• He fitted a new reel to his fishing rod.
• We found several reels of old film.

使い方： reel of something (She bought a reel of blue thread.)

類義語： spool

よく使う表現： fishing reel, reel of thread, film reel, reel of yarn

巻き取る、繰り出す

回る輪に糸やテープを巻いたりほどいたりして、それやつながった物を動かす。

やさしい英語で： To move line, tape, or something attached to it by winding or unwinding it on a turning wheel.

• Reel the line in slowly.
• She reeled off enough tape to seal the box.
• Have you ever reeled in a large fish?

使い方： reel something in (He slowly reeled the fish in.); reel something off something (She reeled some tape off the roll.)

類義語： wind, unwind

よく使う表現： reel something in, reel something off, reel in fish

よろめく、ふらつく

打撃や衝撃で急に足元がふらつき、後ろに下がるなどする。

やさしい英語で： To move suddenly and unsteadily, often backwards after a blow or shock.

• He reeled back in pain.
• The punch sent her reeling against the wall.
• I reeled sideways and grabbed the railing.

使い方： reel from something (He reeled from the force of the blow.)

類義語： stagger, lurch, sway

よく使う表現： reel back, reel from something, reel against something