reel

Compared meaning: a cylinder for winding thread (noun).

比较义项：绕线／绕膜用的卷轴（名词）。

• reel 本词

  Reel is the everyday British word for a thread holder (a reel of cotton) and is also the standard term for a fishing rod's winding part or a film canister; American English favors spool for thread.

  Reel是英式英语中“线轴”的常用说法（a reel of cotton），也是钓鱼绕线轮和电影胶片盒的标准称呼；美式英语中线的“线轴”更常用spool。

  He loaded a fresh reel of film into the old projector.

  他把一卷新的电影胶片装进那台旧放映机里。

• spool

  Spool is the everyday American word for a small thread holder (a spool of thread) and is also used for wire, ribbon, or magnetic tape; it sounds odd for a fishing rod's reel.

  Spool是美式英语中“线轴”的常用说法（a spool of thread），也用于绕金属丝、色带或磁带；用它来指钓鱼绕线轮会显得不自然。

  She wound the thread carefully around the wooden spool.

  她把线小心地缠绕在那个木线轴上。

Reel is the everyday British word for a thread holder, and also names a fishing rod's winder or a film canister. Spool is the everyday American word for a thread holder, also used for wire, ribbon, or tape.

这两个词在“绕线／绕膜用的卷轴”这一义项上很接近，但reel是英式英语中“线轴”的常用说法（a reel of cotton），也是钓鱼绕线轮和电影胶片盒的标准称呼；spool则是美式英语中“线轴”的常用说法（a spool of thread），也常指绕金属丝、色带或磁带的轴。这里不比较reel作动词表示“收卷；摇晃”或指社交媒体“短视频（reels）”的用法，也不比较spool作动词“（打印）假脱机”的用法。

Compared meaning: to turn round quickly (verb).

比较义项：旋转（动词）。

• spin

  Describes a controlled, often rhythmic fast rotation around an axis, as with dancers, tops or wheels; can be deliberate and continuous.

  指围绕一个轴有控制地、常常有节奏地快速旋转，如舞者、陀螺、车轮；可以是有意为之，也可以持续进行。

  The dancer began to spin faster as the music grew louder.

  随着音乐越来越响，舞者开始转得越来越快。

• reel 本词

  Describes a person, or their head, losing balance and staggering unsteadily, usually from a blow, dizziness or shock, not a smooth, controlled turn.

  指人（或其头脑）因遭受打击、眩晕或震惊而失去平衡、东倒西歪，并非平稳、受控的转动。

  The boxer reeled across the ring after taking a heavy blow to the head.

  拳击手头部遭到重击后，摇摇晃晃地穿过了拳击场。

Spin and reel both mean to turn, but spin is smooth and controlled, like a dancer or wheel, while reel means a person staggers from shock or dizziness. Not compared: reel meaning to wind thread, or spin meaning to spin yarn or tell tales.

这两个词的词典释义都是“旋转”，但语感不同：spin 指有控制的、平稳的快速转动，如舞者、陀螺、车轮；reel 多指人（或其头脑）因遭受打击、眩晕或惊吓而东倒西歪、失去平衡，并非受控的转动。这里不比较 reel 表示“绕线轮、收线”的用法（如 reel in the line），也不比较 spin 表示“纺纱”“编造（故事）”等其他义项。