to be confused or shocked by a situation

迷惑; 震惊:

Norman's brain was reeling, but he did his best to appear calm.

诺曼头都晕了，但他尽量显得平静。

The party is still reeling from its recent election defeat.

这个政党仍然因为最近在选举中落败而晕头转向。

also reel back to step backwards suddenly and almost fall over, especially after being hit or getting a shock

〔尤指被打或震惊而〕踉跄着后退:

Diane reeled back in amazement.

戴安娜惊讶得朝后打了一个趔趄。

The force of the punch sent him reeling against the wall.

那一拳打得他趔趄着靠在墙上。

[always + adv / prep] to walk in an unsteady way and almost fall over, as if you are drunk

蹒跚，踉跄:

Andy reeled away from the bar and knocked over his stool.

安迪跌跌撞撞地离开酒吧柜台，撞倒了凳子。

to seem to go around and around

〔感觉〕晕眩，天旋地转:

The room reeled before my eyes and I fainted.

房间在我眼前旋转起来，随即我就晕了过去。

one of the parts of a cinema film that is contained on a reel

〔一部影片的〕一盘:

the final reel

影片结尾部分

a quick FOLK dance, especially one from Scotland or Ireland, or the music for this

里尔舞〔一种轻快的民间舞蹈，尤指苏格兰或爱尔兰的民间舞〕; 里尔舞曲