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单词 -reeler
释义

-reelercomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. eight-reeler Brit. /eɪtˈriːlə/, U.S. /ˌeɪtˈrilər/.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reel n.1, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < reel n.1 + -er suffix1.Earliest in two-reeler n. at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 1c; see also one-reeler n. at one adj., n., and pron. Compounds 4.
Film (originally U.S.).
Following a numeral: forming compounds denoting films consisting of a specified number of reels. See reel n.1 7.
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1913 Los Angeles Times 10 Aug. iii. 6/3 This..two-reeler deals with a millionaire's disinherited son, who becomes a world-famous tramp.
1914 Washington Post 18 May 10/2 What's it all about, anyway? One of those three reelers?
1956 Los Angeles Times 21 Aug. i. 23/1 Tom Greis has purchased a German five-reeler made by Paul Schwegman.
1991 P. C. Newman Merchant Princes xiii. 374 The Company commissioned a forgettable eight-reeler about itself called The Romance of the Fur Country.
2004 J. McCarty Bullets over Hollywood 302 DW Griffith supervised the making of a four-reeler titled The Gangsters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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