n (1)卷轴(盘，卷)(round wheel-shaped object of wood，metal，etc on which thread，film，fishing-lines can be wound)[C]：an aerial～ 天线轴;a cable/cotton～电缆/棉纱轴;a fishing/film～(钓鱼杆上的)绕线轴/胶片卷轴;

(2)一轴(盘、卷)(a mount of sth that a reel can hold)[C]：a six-～film 一部有六盘胶片长的影片;a film in ten～s 一部有10盘胶片长的影片;I used two～s of silk to make the dress. 我用了两轴丝线做那套衣服。

vt 在卷轴上缠绕;从卷轴上放出(线)(wind or draw with a reel)[T+n+adv(out/in)]：～the wire/the cable/the hose out/in 把电线/电缆/水龙软管放出去/缠起来;～up/in a large fish 收绕钓丝钓起一条大鱼;

reel off(v adv)一口气报(说)出(vt)：He～ed off the names of all the capitals of Europe without thinking. 他不加思索地说出了欧洲所有国家的首都。