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spool

/ˈspuːl/ American
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  • n. 线轴, 缠线框
  • v. 缠绕在线轴上, 缠绕
Definition
  • n. a cylinder that thread, film, or wire is wound around
  • v. to wind something onto a spool
Example
She wound the thread carefully around the wooden spool.
她小心地把线缠绕在木线轴上。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

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

比较义项:绕线/绕膜用的卷轴(名词)。

  • reel

    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 本词

    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。